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fahad

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What was the pull factor that explains the Amish settlements from Lancaster, Pennsylvania west to Iowa and Missouri and now south to Kentucky?
 
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The United States' immigration philosophy for a long period of time was the Melting Pot which speaks to assimilation. Canada's philosophy has been multiculturalism which speaks to acculturation. Describe the difference between these two terms.
 
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jesse.fleming

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Inexpensive land to apportion farms to sons

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Answer: Acculturation describes adjustment to the dominant culture but retention of cultural values from the country of origin. Assimilation describes the process of giving up cultural traditions and adopting the social customs of the dominant culture of a place.


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