When an individual who encounters a new culture decides to maintain her cultural identity and avoid or reject the values and customs of the dominant society, she is opting for a basic pattern of adaptation called marginalization.

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Marginalization occurs when individuals neither maintain their cultural identity nor adopt the dominant culture. The scenario described is more aligned with separation, where one maintains their original culture and rejects the dominant culture.

When an Individual Who Encounters a New Culture Decides to Maintain