Acculturation

Acculturation is the exchange of cultural features that results when groups of individuals having different cultures come into continuous first hand contact; the original cultural patterns of either or both groups may be altered, but the groups remain distinct.

Despite definitions and evidence that acculturation entails two-way processes of change, research and theory have continued with a focus on the adjustments and changes experienced by minorities in response to their contact with the dominant majority.

Thus, acculturation can be conceived to be the processes of cultural learning imposed upon minorities by the fact of being minorities. If enculturationis first-culture learning, then acculturation is second-culture learning. This has often been conceived to be a unidimensional, zero-sum cultural conflict in which the minority's culture is displaced by the dominant group's culture in a process of assimilation.

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ACOMODATION
acomodation various ethnic groups live independent practice but maintain their culture while living mixed with other ethnic groups. According to Ting Chew Peh (1987) using the representation A, B and C for culture, the concept can be summarized through acomodation formula A + B + C = A + B + C
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This situation have now happen in Malaysia.. Malaysia is one of the country that have multiraces. Generally, in Malaysia, there are 3 major races: malay, chinese, and indian. However, Malaysia also have minor races such as kadazan, bidayuh, murut, serani, and other else. This all races still can maintain their culture while living mixed with other races.

the process of integration before cultural assimilation

Segregation

"Racial segregation is characterized by separation of people of different races in daily life when both are doing equal tasks, such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a restroom, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. Segregation may be de jure (Latin, meaning "by law")—mandated by law—or de facto (also Latin, meaning "in fact"); de facto segregation may even exist illegally. De facto segregation can occur when members of different races strongly prefer to associate and do business with members of their own race, though a segregationist regime may be maintained by means ranging from racial discrimination in hiring and in the rental and sale of housing, to vigilante violence such as lynchings."

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In my opinion, this process has happen to Malaysia too. This can be prove it by refering to the history of Malaysia, when the British has come to Tanah Melayu. They have bring the imigrant from China and India to build up economy of Tanah Melayu. However, British has doing racial segregation to the Tanah Melayu with "pecah" and "perintah". In this racial segregation, British has let the imigrant from China at the town, imigrant from India at estet, and malay at the village.