CONCEPTS IN GROUP FORMATION
To help you understand the concepts relating to group formation, they are being shown below in an algebraic formulation.
| A + B + C = A | ASSIMILATION |
| A + B + C = D | AMALGAMATION |
| A + B + C = A + A/B + A/C | ACCULTURATION |
| A + B + C = A + B + C | PLURALISM (segregation) |
| A + B + C = A + (AB) + B = (BC) + C = (AC) | PLURALISM (integration) |
| A + B + C = A1 + A2 + AB + B1 + B2 + BC + C | PLURALISM
(integrated, continuing immigration) |
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