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Giving up the values, beliefs, material culture and practices of their native group, and adopting those of the host culture.
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(2007). Assimilation. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_303
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