Question

How does this image show assimilation? No links!!

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The image shows assimilation in that we can see how a Native American Indian woman dressed in her traditional clothes, gets married in conventional society terms and we can see how she changed her traditional dress to wear the classic wedding dress for her wedding under the church terms.

The assimilation perspective argues that in order to be full members of society members of minority groups must adopt as many aspects of the dominant culture as possible. This perspective pertains to the Functionalist sociological theory.

Assimilation can be understood to absorb the tradition, culture, and customs of a specific group. In this case, the United States government was concerned about the way to absorb, mix or intermingle the Native American Indian Tribes' traditions with that of the white Americans.