Question

Policies that insist public culture be restricted to a common national pattern while non-national cultures are relegated to the private sphere are called:

• A. Non-assimilationist
• B. Integrationist
• C. Assimilationist
• D. Disintegrationist

Hint:

Assimilation means minority groups are expected to merge into the dominant national culture.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Assimilationist policies aim to create a culturally uniform society. Under such policies, minority groups are expected to adopt the language, customs, traditions, and lifestyle of the dominant national culture. In assimilationist systems:
• Public culture follows one common national identity.
• Minority cultural practices are restricted mainly to private life.
• Diversity in public institutions is discouraged. The question describes exactly such a situation where:
• Public culture is limited to one national pattern.
• Other cultural identities are pushed into the private sphere. Therefore, these policies are called assimilationist policies. Option analysis:
• Non-assimilationist policies allow greater cultural diversity.
• Integrationist policies try to combine unity with diversity.
• Assimilationist policies demand cultural uniformity.
• Disintegrationist is not the correct sociological concept here. Hence, the correct answer is: \[ \boxed{\text{(C)}} \]