Americanization can also refer to the process of immigrants to the United States becoming assimilated into American society. This process often involves learning English and adjusting to American culture, customs, and dress.

Contents 1 Trivia 2 See also 2.1 Expansion of American culture 2.2 Assimilation of immigrants 2.3 References

[edit] Trivia

Arthur Koestler described Americanization as "cocacolonization" in his book The Lotus and the Robot, referring to Coca-Cola, a symbol of American culture.

[edit] See also

• Americanization (foreign culture and media)
• Melting pot
• Civic nationalism, and its converse, ethnic nationalism
• Nativism

[edit] Expansion of American culture

• American culture
• Anti-Americanism
• Cultural imperialism

[edit] Assimilation of immigrants

• Immigration to the United States of America
• Melting pot
• Salad bowl (cultural idea)

[edit] References

• Barrett, James R. “Americanization from the Bottom, Up: Immigration and the Remaking of the American Working Class, 1880–1930.” Journal of American History 79 (December 1992): 996–1020.
• Neil Campbell, Jude Davies and George McKay, eds. (2004) Issues in Americanisation and Culture (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press). ISBN 0-7486-1943-7.

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