GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Gentrification, Cultural Assimilation, Acculturation
20 Dec 2017
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Residential segregation: the spatial separation of population subgroups within the wider population. Charter population - the dominant (majority) group. Minority group(s) - based on socio economic, cultural, demographic or lifestyle characteristics. Assimilation: a process whereby minority groups slowly, overtime, adopt identities, practices, etc. of the charter group and as a result become less different". A process of cultural change and adaptation. Perceived difference between groups affects the pervasiveness of the residential segregation. Two types of assimilation: behavioural assimilation: the acquisition of charter group practices by the minority group, structural assimilation: the ability of minority group members to penetrate into charter group social strata. Charter groups often adopt certain practices too. An assimilation occurs, the degree of segregation (spatial isolation) declines. Peach (1996): a three generational model of assimilation: immigrants - highly segregated ethnic ghettos , second generation - more dispersed and less homogenous ethnic villages , third generation - fully assimilated suburbs.
