Culture – the way of life of a group of people passed down from one generation to the next through learning
Enculturation – learning our native culture(s) in childhood
Acculturation – adapting to another culture
Culture shock – the stress associated with acculturation

Monday, January 21, 2008

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!

Reading Amandine's post about the 911 incident in Hagerstown (and the blog entry that prompted it) reminded me of two articles I read in the NYT last year about refugee assimilation, and the difficulties they encounter. Refugees Find Hostility and Hope on the Soccer Field is an especially in-depth, thoughtful article, Where Young Refugees Find a Place to Fit In is also quite good. What do you guys think of organizing some pick-up soccer games in the spring?
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