de-ethnization
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4ADJ.
rapid
VERB + DE-ETHNIZATION
participated
DE-ETHNIZATION + NOUN
acculturation, fishman, immigrant, immigrants, populations
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in
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noun
The act or process of ceasing to be, or of causing (a group) to cease to be, an ethnicity or a distinct people.
From its earlier position as the vernacular of an entire religio-ethnic community it is now the vernacular only of atypical sub-groups who have not participated in the de-ethnization and acculturation of the general Jewish community.
Among the concrete reasons for the rapid de-ethnization of immigrants, Fishman cites the great appeal of the American mass culture, […]
The act or process of severing or losing ethnic ties.
The separation of religion from life as a result of secularization, ritualization, and organizational primacy is what is most fundamentally involved in this retreat. Indeed, the forces leading to the de-ethnization of formerly ethnic religions […]
Robins and Aksoy (2005) suggest that actually transnational media, and satellite television in particular, work in association with the process of de-ethnization and de-mythologization of the 'homeland'.
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3From its earlier position as the vernacular of an entire religio-ethnic community it is now the vernacular only of atypical sub-groups who have not participated in the de-ethnization and acculturation
WiktionaryAmong the concrete reasons for the rapid de-ethnization of immigrants, Fishman cites the great appeal of the American mass culture, […]
WiktionaryTo question the wisdom or the necessity or the naturalness of the de-ethnization of immigrant populations strikes many as questioning the very legitimacy or the very possibility of America's national
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