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social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > cultural accommodation and negotiation

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cultural accommodation and negotiation  

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  • Cultural accommodation refers to the process by which individuals may take on values and beliefs of the host culture and accommodate them in the public sphere, while maintaining the parent culture in the private sphere. Cultural negotiation refers to the process whereby individuals must navigate two or more cultures that have values, beliefs, and behaviors that can be perceived as conflictual or incompatible. [Source: Encyclopedia of Counseling; Cultural Accommodation and Negotiation]

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