This next term I will be teaching two classes. One of them is Missions History. I will be teaching that at a seminary here in the Philippines. At the same time, at a different school, I will be facilitating (hate to use the word “teaching” since it is doctoral level) a class in Cultural Anthropology. …
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J.W. Berry (1980) described 4 modes of acculturation. Assimilation. One's cultural identity is lost in the dominant culture Integration. One seeks to integrate one's cultural identity with the dominant culture. Separation. One maintains one's unique cultural identity, rejecting the dominant culture. Marginalization. One loses important parts of one's own cultural identity while simultaneously adding, …
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