Author Question: Who are secessionist minorities? Give an example of a secessionist minority. What will be an ... (Read 73 times)

maegan_martin · **on:** Aug 8, 2018

Who are secessionist minorities? Give an example of a secessionist minority.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Under which of the following conditions does assimilation tend to take longer?

a. when the minority group arrives over an extended period of time
b. when the minority group residents are dispersed
c. when the homeland of the immigrants is far away and inaccessible
d. when the minority group retains its own culture

Jmfn03 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Secessionist minorities are religious groups that reject both assimilation and coexistence in some form of cultural pluralism. The Amish are one example of such groups that comes into conflict with outside society because of its beliefs and way of life. The Old Order Amish shun most modern conveniences and maintain a lifestyle dramatically different from that of larger society.

Answer to Question 2

d