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I'm working on a sociology discussion question and need support to help me learn.
- What do sociologists generally mean by assimilation, integration, and incorporation?
- What proportion of first generation immigrants do not know English?
- What proportion of second generation immigrants do not know English?

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Immigrant Sociology: Assimilation, Integration, And Incorporation
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Assimilation, Integration, And Incorporation
Assimilation refers to the description of the process through which a minority group
adapts and integrates politically, culturally, and socially into a dominant group of society. In
sociology, assimilation is often used in terms of immigrant assimilation to describe the process
through which immigrants and specific ethnic groups integrate into their new society and acquire
new attitudes and customs through communication and contact with their new environment.
Assimilation is a gradual process of change that is fully achieved when the new group is
indistinguishable from native members. Despite the freedom to choose what to adopt based on
different reasons, a ...
