Cultural Assimilation In M.G. Vassanji’s The Book Of Secrets

Abstract

The collective social behaviour, institutions, and norms present in human societies are collectively referred to as culture. This word also includes the people who make up these groups' collective knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, conventions, and habits. Culture is often said to have emerged from or been influenced by a particular area or place. A cultural belief codifies appropriate behaviour in society; it provides a framework for expected social behaviour in terms of conduct, clothing, language, and manner in a given setting. The present research paper attempts to discuss the variety of cultures seen in different communities and provides evidence that humans acquire culture through learning processes of adaptation and assimilation.