When minorities—especially new immigrants—enter a society, they typically change their styles of dress, language, cultural values, and sometimes even their religion, in a process called

a. segregation.
b. subculturation.
c. pluralism.
d. assimilation.


(Answer: d)

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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