After coming to the U.S., Marta continued to speak only Portuguese and only interacted with others who had also immigrated from Brazil. She remains almost completely apart from the American society. Marta's pattern of acculturation would be classified as
A)integration.
B)separation.
C)assimilation.
D)marginalization.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Marta's behavior of continuing to speak only Portuguese and interacting solely with others from Brazil, while remaining apart from American society, is indicative of separation. This term refers to an acculturation strategy where individuals maintain their original culture and avoid interaction with the new culture.

After Coming to the U