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Herbert Gans characterized a “bumpy-line” approach to this process, in contrast to a pre-1990s “straight-line” approach. Alejandro Portes and Min Zhou developed a “segmented” theory of this process, which introduced the idea that it can be selective and racialized. It’s not mobility, but in the “downward” type of this process, children may attain a lower socioeconomic status than their parents; socioeconomic status, spatial concentration, and (*) intermarriage are three of the four criteria for measuring this process. A play by Israel (-5[1])Zangwill originated a metaphor for the results of this process, (10[2])which are often contrasted with the “salad bowl” created by pluralism. (-5[1])For 10 points, identify this process (10[1])by which a minority group adopts (10[1])the culture (10[1])of the majority. (10[1]) (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: cultural assimilation [or immigrant assimilation; accept word forms like assimilating; prompt on immigrant integration, cultural integration, acculturation, or cultural amalgamation; prompt on forming a melting pot] (Israel Zangwill wrote the 1908 play The Melting Pot.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
William OrrYaleBowdoin C79-5
Michael SunBrandeis BBowdoin A8910
Christopher DechBrandeis ABU8910
Cecile ThomasTufts AHarvard100-5
Yrwin BatanMITClark Wilson10610
Gabriel MargoliesBoston College BBowdoin B11210
Derek FinoClark HouseAmherst11410
Blake JohnsonBoston College ATufts B11710
Richard LimBowdoin CYale11810
Nitin RaoHarvardTufts A11810

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