Chapter XI: Assimilation

I. Introduction
1. Popular Conceptions of Assimilation 734
2. The Sociology of Assimilation 735
3. Classification of the Materials 737

II. Materials

A. Biological Aspects of Assimilation
1. Assimilation and Amalgamation. _Sarah E. Simons_ 740
2. The Instinctive Basis of Assimilation. _W. Trotter_ 742

B. The Conflict and Fusion of Cultures
1. The Analysis of Blended Cultures. _W. H. R. Rivers_ 746
2. The Extension of Roman Culture in Gaul. _John H. Cornyn_ 751
3. The Competition of the Cultural Languages. _E. H. Babbitt_ 754
4. The Assimilation of Races. _Robert E. Park_ 756

C. Americanization as a Problem in Assimilation
1. Americanization as Assimilation 762
2. Language as a Means and a Product of Participation 763
3. Assimilation and the Mediation of Individual Differences 766

III. Investigations and Problems
1. Assimilation and Amalgamation 769
2. The Conflict and Fusion of Cultures 771
3. Immigration and Americanization 772

_Selected Bibliography_ 775
_Topics for Written Themes_ 783
_Questions for Discussion_ 783