Tamika grew up in an African American family and neighborhood,and retains the values,interests,and communication style of those roots.She chooses to live in a predominantly African American neighborhood and work in a community development organization there.She limits her contacts with the wider society.What acculturative strategy is this?

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Tamika is choosing to separate from the wider society and immerse herself in her own cultural community. She is not trying to blend in or adapt to the dominant culture, nor is she struggling to maintain her original culture while trying to interact with the dominant culture (marginality or biculturality).

Tamika Grew Up in an African American Family and Neighborhood,and