Here are entered works on cultural change caused by prolonged contact between social groups, leading to a change in one or both cultures. Works on the often unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of elements of a minority culture by members of a dominant culture are entered under Cultural appropriation. Works on the absorption of a minority group into the culture, values, and social behaviors of the dominant culture are entered under Assimilation (Sociology) --subdivision Cultural assimilation under ethnic groups
Here are entered works on the pattern of shared beliefs and values that give the members of an institution a sense of identity, and provide them with the rules for behavior in their organization.
