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Cultural Assimilation Vs Cultural Pluralism
What are the differences between “cultural assimilation” stance and the “cultural pluralist” stance as defined by Ting-Toomey and Chung? Which stance do you subscribe in consideration of immigrant issues? Why?

According to Ting - Toomey and Chung (2012), the "cultural assimilation" stance is an attitude towards the adaptation process in which individuals demand that strangers conform to the host environment. While the "cultural pluralist" stance is one that encourages a diversity of values, emphasizing the importance of providing strangers with larger sets of norms to choose from in regards to their transition into a new culture. When it comes to the stance I personally subscribe to in consideration of immigrant issues, I think that it
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