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Melting pot idea waning as Americans seek roots
Texas Tech sociologist Dr Walter J Cartwright says the melting pot is evaporating as people seek individuality through heritage. He notes a rise in regional celebrations and clan based family reunions as a response to perceived mass society and the alienation of the nuclear family. He predicts society will become pluribus unum with continued pluralistic identities through this century and the next.
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