Hassan has fled from warfare in his home country of Somalia. He warmly embraces the values he finds in Australia, especially freedom of expression, and gender and sexual equality. However, he still adheres to many of the precepts of the Islamic faith he practised in Somalia and in Ethiopia where he lived with his mother's people. Which form of acculturation is he currently experiencing?

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Integration refers to the process of maintaining one's original culture while also adopting elements of the new culture. In this case, Hassan is embracing the values of freedom of expression and gender and sexual equality that he finds in Australia, while still adhering to his Islamic faith. This suggests an overall process of integration rather than assimilation (which implies giving up one's original culture entirely) or separation (which implies rejecting the new culture entirely). Marginalisation, in contrast, refers to situations where individuals are excluded from mainstream society and cannot fully participate in either their original or new cultures.

Hassan Has Fled from Warfare in His Home Country of Somalia