Question

After moving to New Jersey from Malawi over a year ago, Funsai has begun to speak English more and more both at school and at home (his native language is Swahili). What is this an example of?
-assimilation

-acculturation

-material culture

-totemism

Answer 1

Answer:

Assimilation

Explanation:

The given scenario is an example of cultural assimilation.

Cultural assimilation is a process in which a minority group or culture accepts the values, behaviors, and beliefs of a society's majority group or culture. Here, we have Funsai, who moved from Malawi to New Jersey. New Jersey is a city mostly populated by Americans who speak English and have values that are probably different from his own. However, he has begun to speak English more and more at school and at home, despite not having to speak it at home because his family knows Swahili. We can say that Funsai has begun assimilating.