Sankaran immigrated to the United States from India as a child. Although he speaks fluent English, he prefers to live, work, and
socialize with people who look like himself. Sankaran has chosen to use a(n) _____ separation strategy.Sankaran immigrated to the United States from India as a child. Although he speaks fluent English, he prefers to live, work, and socialize with people who look like himself. Sankaran has chosen to use a(n) _____ separation strategy.
Assimilation is simply defined as the act or process in which an individual or more individuals gets or acquire the social and psychological characteristics partaining to or of a group. There are three assimilation strategies which are:
1. non-assertive
2. assertive
3. aggressive
Non-assertive assimilation strategy is simply known as trying to fit into a group and also be accepted by the dominant group.
Non-assertive Separation strategy
Is simply used by those who believe that certain segregation is part of everyday life in the U.S.
The common disadvantages of the nonassertive assimilation strategy is that the persons involved using this strategy sometimes feel they can't be honest about themselves, individuals cannot network and make connections with those in power positions and they keep barriers between themselves and the dominant group, withdrawa from places where the dominant group members are found.
