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Essay / Acculturation and Multiculturalism - 1784
Culture change is taking place among established inhabitants who strive to maintain their societies in the face of increasing cultural diversity in the midst of this situation. In the process of acculturation, established populations as well as newer populations are involved. Although the research findings cannot be generalized to other cultures, some evidence shows that the very concept of acculturation, the various strategies adopted by immigrants and members of the national society, and the nature of the problems may be similar to research in other countries (Berry, 2005). Acculturation is a concept of cultural change that results from intercultural contact and occurs in both the dominant and non-dominant groups. Acculturation is distinguished from assimilation because of a number of alternative courses and goals to the acculturation process. Acculturation presents important distinctions for psychological work (Berry,