Rosa is a Guatemalan immigrant and has learned to speak English and has taken to celebrating traditionally American holidays, such as Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July so she is experiencing Assimilation.
<h3>What is Assimilation?</h3>
The process of assimilation involves individuals and groups assimilating into the culture of the new group they are a part of by taking on its attitudes and values, manner of thinking and acting, and, in short, it is a way of life.
Both nationalization and renationalization are part of the process, as Fairchild noted. Social attitudes are altered as a result. Initially, the feeling of competition between the two cultures is what is most noticeable when they interact, but with time, they begin to incorporate aspects of one another.
The process of learning is similar to socialization in that it begins when a person interacts with people from different cultures. Social and psychological processes go into assimilation.
Assimilation, according to Hayes, is an "outcome" rather than a social interaction process.
