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Cultural Immersion Project 3- Couple of the Muslim Faith Lillian Reaves

I had a pleasure of experiencing a unique interview with a couple. The interview was extremely rewarding, challenging and educational. In my interview, I encountered a couple in their mid-30s that had been dating for approximately four years. Dina and Rahim are the couple that I interviewed. Through this interview, I expanded my understanding on the cultural factors that have helped them shape their identity.
The couple is of the Muslim faith and traced their historical background back to Washington, D.C. They explained that Muslim groups are divided in different subgroup on the basis of their ancestry origin. According to Rahim, the Muslim cultural background …show more content…

Therefore, this has resulted into a man-eat-man world where people are constantly trying to create their own empire and world. In addition, the existing cultural structure support individualism and much organization support single parenting and single people. The couple exemplified that being in the United States also present a lot of cultural benefits. Living with majority has presented a lot of cultural develop opportunities for the couple. According to the couple, cultural diversity in the United States has provided a positive experience to the couple. This is because the United States of America is a world of plentiful and varied religions, cultures and races with exceptional cultural heritage.
The demographic shifts in the contemporary America society signify serious concerns with far-reaching implications for the future development of the country. New immigrant to the country normally faces serious acculturating challenges than before. Acculturation represents changes in the cultural identity and personality identity that has the potential anchor an immigrant during their transition to a new society. I could detect some sense of family separation, and isolation from the support the couple was used to in their hometown which was in the Washington, DC area. Since acculturation is a process of adaptation along two dimensions that involve; embracing ideas, values and behavior of the

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