Assimilation occurs when members of subordinate racial or ethnic groups gain acceptance in everyday social interaction with members of the dominant group, but do not necessarily make close friends or intermarry.

While acknowledging that there are greater employment opportunities for latin american women in cities than in the countryside, social science theorists have continued to argue that urban migration has unequivocally hurt women's status. however, the effects of migration are more complex than these theorists presume. for example, effects can vary depending on women's fin?