A patient from a non-English-speaking culture tells the nurse about spending time with friends in American clubs and shopping for clothes on the weekends. The nurse realizes this patient is experiencing which type of assimilation?
1. Marital
2. Cultural
3. Primary
4. Secondary
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Explanation: 1. Marital assimilation is that which occurs when members of one group intermarry with members of another group.
2. Cultural assimilation is taking on the characteristics and customs of the dominant culture.
3. Primary structural assimilation is when relationships between people are warm and personal.
4. Secondary structure assimilation is when relationships between people are cold and impersonal.
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