Assimilation policy

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Assimilation policy or assimilation policy is the targeted, also in particular forced induction ( forced assimilation or forced assimilation ) of a social assimilation of people through political and cultural measures. It is the policy of a state or other rulers that aims to adapt national or social minorities to the majority. The majority usually claim to be “more developed” or “more progressive” or to represent the “correct” and “only true” ideology in the case of religious rulers and therefore to be entitled to forced re-education.

Common remedies are

  • Prohibition of other languages ​​(e.g. in schools) and introduction of an official language ,
  • Renaming of places
  • Prohibition of symbols and structures of undesirable world views or religions
  • Forced adoptions

The term transculturation describes the phenomenon of uncontrolled influence of cultures on others. The term acculturation describes the individual growing into their cultural environment through upbringing (see also socialization ). Marginalization is a social process in which population groups are pushed to the “edge of society”.

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