What factors determine a minority group's extent/pattern of assimilation with the mainstream population in a country … assimilation' propounded by Portes and Zhou (1993). Our key assumptions are: there exists cultural heterogeneity within a minority … group, minority members can shift their inherited culture traits to an extent, shifting culture traits closer to the …

minority groups in Western societies. In this paper we present new analysis of Understanding Society that expands the limited … evidence on minority identification. Drawing on Berrys acculturation framework, we explore patterns of dual minority and … majority identification among the UKs minority ethnic groups. We find that minorities tend to hold strong British identities …