The United States of America has been called a both a melting pot and a salad. Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?
a. A society that is a melting pot makes sure that immigrants preserve the unique cultural values, expectations and practices of their homeland
b. A society that is a salad makes sure that immigrants assimilate and absorb the cultural values, expectations and practices of their new land
c. Research has found that the United States is much more like a melting pot because immigrants are eager to assimilate into American culture.
d. The United States is both a melting pot and a salad so a given family might be anywhere on the continuum of assimilation and preservation.
d
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