Civic Assimilation
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For more than two hundred years, immigrants to America and their children have been assimilated into what has been called the "American way of life". There are many steps the immigrants need to go through to successfully complete the assimilation process.
Civic assimilation is marked as the last stage of Anglo conformity in Gordon's Model of Assimilation. We define civic assimilation as a lack of value and power conflicts within the host society. It is achieved when a "minority" receives treatment equal in character to the host society. This relates to Anglo conformity which is the idea that all cultures should melt together to form a new culture, where no minority feels distinguishable from the majority. There are many steps taken when a group assimilates to a new land. Both the minority and the majority must learn to adapt to each other. But at what costs? The host society must provide land and jobs for the new people to survive, taking away opportunities for Americans...