A form of assimilation wherein an ethnic or racial group or an individual takes on the cultural ways of another group, usually that of mainstream culture, often at the expense of traditional cultural ways.
Acculturation
A process whereby a previously distinct ethnic group merges socially into another group, usually dominant or mainstream society. Forms of assimilation include acculturation, structural assimilation, marital assimilation and identificational assimilation.
assimilation
The process of denying rights and opportunities to groups or categories of people based on prejudice or arbitrary rationale.
Discrimination
Intermarriage or interbreeding between persons of different racial groups. Commonly usage refers to laws passed prohibiting such marriage or acts.
Miscegenation
Rigid generalizations about entire groups or categories of people.
Prejudice