The adaptation process by which a people resists assimilation by modifying its traditional cultural in response to pressures by a dominant society to preserve its distinctive ethnic identity is known as:​

A) ​acculturation
B) ​cultural evolution
C) ​accommodation
D) ​ethnocide

Assimilation

The process by which individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society.

Acculturation

The process of cultural exchange and adaptation that occurs when two or more cultures come into direct continuous contact, leading to changes in the original cultural patterns of either or both groups.

Cultural Evolution

Cultural change over time- not to be confused with progress.