With respect to the acculturation process, what is the relationship between maintenance and segregation?
A) People who belong to the dominant culture attempt to maintain their cultural superiority by isolating the subculture values of new immigrants and physically segregating members of new subcultures into separate groups.
B) New immigrants often attempt to maintain their old cultural backgrounds by segregating themselves, living and shopping in physically separated areas from the main culture.
C) Members of a subculture who have been in a larger culture for a long period of time maintain their alliance to the new culture by segregating themselves from new immigrants.
D) The relationship is subtle. There is constant battle between new immigrants attempting to maintain their new identity and language and the dominant culture applying pressure to segregate new immigrants, thus separating them from the new culture.

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New immigrants often maintain their original cultural identities by forming communities where they can live and interact primarily among themselves, which is a form of self-segregation that helps preserve their cultural heritage.

With Respect to the Acculturation Process, What Is the Relationship