After coming to the U.S., Asma learned English quickly and wanted to completely immerse herself in the American culture; however, her classmates tend to reject her because of her accent and their prejudice toward her country of origin. She feels trapped between her two cultures. Asma's pattern of acculturation would be classified as
A)integration.
B)separation.
C)assimilation.
D)marginalization.

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Asma's experience is an example of marginalization, where she is attempting to assimilate into the new culture but is being rejected by members of that culture due to prejudice, leaving her feeling isolated and disconnected from both her own and the new culture.

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