Marto and his family moved to the United States six months ago. Although there are many families from his native country living in the area, Marto has not involved himself in any of the traditions of his native culture through events in his community or the church. Although encouraged by his family, Marto has not joined any clubs at his new American high school. He and a few of the other teenagers in the community do tend to hang around together. His family is worried that these teenagers may get into gang-like behaviors. This type of cultural adaptation would be referred to as:

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Marto's behavior is indicative of marginalization, where he is not maintaining his native cultural identity nor is he seeking to participate in the host culture, leading to a lack of involvement in both cultural spheres.

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