<P> Within each smaller ethnicity, individuals may tend to see it perfectly justified to assimilate with other cultures, and some others view assimilation as wrong and incorrect for their culture . This common theme, representing dualist opinions of ethnoconvergence itself, within a single ethnic group is often manifested in issues of sexual partners and marriage, employment preferences, etc . These varied opinions of ethnoconvergence represent themselves in a spectrum; assimilation, homogenization, acculturation, and cultural compromise are commonly used terms for ethnoconvegence which flavor the issues to a bias . </P> <P> Often it's in a secular, multi-ethnic environment that cultural concerns are both minimised and exacerbated; Ethnic prides are boasted, hierarchy is created ("center" culture versus "periphery") but on the other hand, they will still share a common "culture", and common language and behaviours . Often the elderly, more conservative - in - association of a clan, tend to reject cross-cultural associations, and participate in ethnically similar community - oriented activities . Xenophobes tend to think of cross-cultural contact as a component of assimilation, and see this as harmful . </P> <P> The obstacle to ethnoconvergence is ethnocentrism, which is the view that one's culture is of greater importance than another's . Ethnocentrism often takes different forms, as it is a highly personal bias, and manifests itself in countless aspects of culture . Religion, or belief, is the prime ethnocentric divider . Second is custom, which may overlap religion . With the adherence to each distinct component, comes the repulsion of the other . In most regions, ethnic divides are binary, meaning only two distinct cultures are present, each seeing the other as foreign . Many, however make the point that the binary example is the exception, and the norm is far more dynamic . </P> <P> Ethnicity can be divided into two distinct areas, as they relate to ethnoconvergence: Utilitarian traits, and traditional customs . </P>

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