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Archive:List of films aired on Nickelodeon

2008-04-23T00:05:23Z

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This is a list of [[television movie|television film]]s produced for the [[cable network]] [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]].

==2000s==
===2000===
# ''[[CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery]]'' ([[August 26]], [[2000]])
# ''[[Kenan and Kel]] - [[Two Heads Are Better Than None]]'' ([[October 5]], [[2000]])

===2001===
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[Summer of Camp Caprice]]'' ([[July 7]], [[2001]])
# ''[[List of The Wild Thornberrys episodes|Origin of Donnie]]'' ([[August 18]], [[2001]])

===2002===
# ''[[Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand]]'' ([[February 16]], [[2002]])

===2003===
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[List of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius episodes|The Eggpire Strikes Back]]'' ([[April 25]], [[2003]])
# ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'' ([[June 13]], [[2003]])
# ''The Fairly Oddparents: [[Abra-Catastrophe]]!'' ([[July 12]], [[2003]])
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[List of As Told by Ginger episodes|Far From Home]]'' ([[August 9]], [[2003]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[List of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius episodes|Rescue Jet Fusion]]'' ([[October 13]], [[2003]])

===2004===
# ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour]]'' ([[May 7]], [[2004]])
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[Butterflies Are Free]]'' ([[June 11]], [[2004]])
# ''All Grown Up!: [[Interview With A Campfire]]'' ([[June 25]], [[2004]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[List of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius episodes|Win, Lose, and Kaboom]]'' ([[July 9]], [[2004]])
# ''[[Rocket Power: Island of the Menehune]]'' ([[July 16]] [[2004]])
# ''The Fairly Oddparents: [[Channel Chasers]]'' ([[July 23]], [[2004]])
# ''[[Rocket Power: The Big Day]]'' ([[July 30]], [[2004]])
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[The Wedding Frame]]'' ([[2004]], Direct-to-video)

===2005===
# ''The Fairly Oddparents: [[School's Out! The Musical]]'' ([[June 10]], [[2005]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[The League of Villains]]'' ([[June 18]], [[2005]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[My Big Fat Spy Wedding]]'' ([[July 22]],[[2005]])
# ''All Grown Up!: [[Dude, Where's My Horse?]]'' ([[July 16]], [[2005]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[Reign Storm]]'' ([[July 29]], [[2005]])
# ''My Life as a Teenage Robot: [[Escape from Cluster Prime]]'' ([[August 12]], [[2005]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[The Ultimate Enemy]]'' ([[September 16]], [[2005]])
# ''All Grown Up! [[R.V. Having Fun Yet?]]'' ([[October 10]], [[2005]])

===2006===
# ''[[Drake and Josh Go Hollywood]]'' ([[January 6]], [[2006]])
# ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide]]'' ([[January 16]], [[2006]])
# ''[[Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up]]'' ([[March 10]], [[2006]])
# ''Fairly Oddparents: [[Fairy Idol]]'' ([[May 19]], [[2006]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[Reality Trip]]'' ([[June 9]], [[2006]])
# ''The X's: [[List of The X's Episodes|Truman X: Super Villain]]'' ([[June 16]], [[2006]])
# ''Avatar: The Fury of Aang: [[The Library]] and [[The Desert]]'' ([[July 14]], [[2006]])
# ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators]]'' ([[July 21]], [[2006]])
# ''Romeo!: [[List of Romeo! episodes|Ro' Trip]]'' ([[July 23]], [[2006]])
# ''Avatar: Secret of The Fire Nation: [[The Serpent's Pass]] and [[The Drill]]'' ([[September 15]], [[2006]])
# ''[[Unfabulous: The Perfect Moment]]'' ([[October 7]], [[2006]])

===2007===
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band (film)]]'' ([[January 27]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]: Field Trip'' ([[June 9]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Shredderman Rules]]'' ([[June 10]], [[2007]])
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band]]: [[List of Naked Brothers Band episodes|The Song]]'' ([[June 22]], [[2007]])
# ''[[The Last Day of Summer (film)|The Last Day of Summer]]'' ([[July 20]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp]]'' ([[August 3]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]: The Great Dinosaur Rescue'' ([[August 17]], [[2007]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[List of Danny Phantom episodes|Phantom Planet]]'' ([[August 24]], [[2007]])
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band: Battle of the Bands]]'' ([[October 7]], [[2007]])
# ''Zoey 101: [[List of Zoey 101 episodes|The Curse of PCA]]'' ([[October 13]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost]]'' ([[October 30]], [[2007]])
# ''SpongeBob SquarePants: [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes|Atlantis SquarePantis]]'' ([[November 12]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]] [[List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes|The Day of Black Sun]]'' ([[November 30]], [[2007]])
# '' [[ Unfabulous]] The Best Trip Ever ([[December 16]], [[2007]])

===2008===
# ''[[Zoey 101]]: Goodbye, Zoey?'' ([[January 4]], [[2008]])
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band: Sidekicks]]'' ([[January 21]], [[2008]])
# ''[[Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman]]'' ([[February 1]], [[2008]])
# ''[[Fairly OddParents]] Fairly OddBaby ([[February 18]], [[2008]])

==Nickelodeon Original Movies==

===2008===

# ''[[Zoey 101]]: Chasing Zoey'' ([[May 2]], [[2008]]
# ''"Gym Teacher: The Movie"'' (Fall 2008)

==See also==
*[[Nickelodeon Movies]]

[[Category:Nickelodeon]]
[[Category:American television films]]

Archive:List of films aired on Nickelodeon

2008-04-23T00:05:10Z

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This is a list of [[television movie|television film]]s produced for the [[cable network]] [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]].

==2000s==
===2000===
# ''[[CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery]]'' ([[August 26]], [[2000]])
# ''[[Kenan and Kel]] - [[Two Heads Are Better Than None]]'' ([[October 5]], [[2000]])

===2001===
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[Summer of Camp Caprice]]'' ([[July 7]], [[2001]])
# ''[[List of The Wild Thornberrys episodes|Origin of Donnie]]'' ([[August 18]], [[2001]])

===2002===
# ''[[Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand]]'' ([[February 16]], [[2002]])

===2003===
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[List of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius episodes|The Eggpire Strikes Back]]'' ([[April 25]], [[2003]])
# ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'' ([[June 13]], [[2003]])
# ''The Fairly Oddparents: [[Abra-Catastrophe]]!'' ([[July 12]], [[2003]])
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[List of As Told by Ginger episodes|Far From Home]]'' ([[August 9]], [[2003]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[List of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius episodes|Rescue Jet Fusion]]'' ([[October 13]], [[2003]])

===2004===
# ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour]]'' ([[May 7]], [[2004]])
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[Butterflies Are Free]]'' ([[June 11]], [[2004]])
# ''All Grown Up!: [[Interview With A Campfire]]'' ([[June 25]], [[2004]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[List of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius episodes|Win, Lose, and Kaboom]]'' ([[July 9]], [[2004]])
# ''[[Rocket Power: Island of the Menehune]]'' ([[July 16]] [[2004]])
# ''The Fairly Oddparents: [[Channel Chasers]]'' ([[July 23]], [[2004]])
# ''[[Rocket Power: The Big Day]]'' ([[July 30]], [[2004]])
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[The Wedding Frame]]'' ([[2004]], Direct-to-video)

===2005===
# ''The Fairly Oddparents: [[School's Out! The Musical]]'' ([[June 10]], [[2005]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[The League of Villains]]'' ([[June 18]], [[2005]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[My Big Fat Spy Wedding]]'' ([[July 22]],[[2005]])
# ''All Grown Up!: [[Dude, Where's My Horse?]]'' ([[July 16]], [[2005]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[Reign Storm]]'' ([[July 29]], [[2005]])
# ''My Life as a Teenage Robot: [[Escape from Cluster Prime]]'' ([[August 12]], [[2005]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[The Ultimate Enemy]]'' ([[September 16]], [[2005]])
# ''All Grown Up! [[R.V. Having Fun Yet?]]'' ([[October 10]], [[2005]])

===2006===
# ''[[Drake and Josh Go Hollywood]]'' ([[January 6]], [[2006]])
# ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide]]'' ([[January 16]], [[2006]])
# ''[[Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up]]'' ([[March 10]], [[2006]])
# ''Fairly Oddparents: [[Fairy Idol]]'' ([[May 19]], [[2006]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[Reality Trip]]'' ([[June 9]], [[2006]])
# ''The X's: [[List of The X's Episodes|Truman X: Super Villain]]'' ([[June 16]], [[2006]])
# ''Avatar: The Fury of Aang: [[The Library]] and [[The Desert]]'' ([[July 14]], [[2006]])
# ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators]]'' ([[July 21]], [[2006]])
# ''Romeo!: [[List of Romeo! episodes|Ro' Trip]]'' ([[July 23]], [[2006]])
# ''Avatar: Secret of The Fire Nation: [[The Serpent's Pass]] and [[The Drill]]'' ([[September 15]], [[2006]])
# ''[[Unfabulous: The Perfect Moment]]'' ([[October 7]], [[2006]])

===2007===
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band (film)]]'' ([[January 27]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]: Field Trip'' ([[June 9]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Shredderman Rules]]'' ([[June 10]], [[2007]])
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band]]: [[List of Naked Brothers Band episodes|The Song]]'' ([[June 22]], [[2007]])
# ''[[The Last Day of Summer (film)|The Last Day of Summer]]'' ([[July 20]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp]]'' ([[August 3]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]: The Great Dinosaur Rescue'' ([[August 17]], [[2007]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[List of Danny Phantom episodes|Phantom Planet]]'' ([[August 24]], [[2007]])
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band: Battle of the Bands]]'' ([[October 7]], [[2007]])
# ''Zoey 101: [[List of Zoey 101 episodes|The Curse of PCA]]'' ([[October 13]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost]]'' ([[October 30]], [[2007]])
# ''SpongeBob SquarePants: [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes|Atlantis SquarePantis]]'' ([[November 12]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]] [[List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes|The Day of Black Sun]]'' ([[November 30]], [[2007]])
# '' [[ Unfabulous]] The Best Trip Ever]] ([[December 16]], [[2007]])

===2008===
# ''[[Zoey 101]]: Goodbye, Zoey?'' ([[January 4]], [[2008]])
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band: Sidekicks]]'' ([[January 21]], [[2008]])
# ''[[Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman]]'' ([[February 1]], [[2008]])
# ''[[Fairly OddParents]] Fairly OddBaby ([[February 18]], [[2008]])

==Nickelodeon Original Movies==

===2008===

# ''[[Zoey 101]]: Chasing Zoey'' ([[May 2]], [[2008]]
# ''"Gym Teacher: The Movie"'' (Fall 2008)

==See also==
*[[Nickelodeon Movies]]

[[Category:Nickelodeon]]
[[Category:American television films]]

Archive:List of films aired on Nickelodeon

2008-04-23T00:04:22Z

70.45.6.173: /* 2007 */

This is a list of [[television movie|television film]]s produced for the [[cable network]] [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]].

==2000s==
===2000===
# ''[[CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery]]'' ([[August 26]], [[2000]])
# ''[[Kenan and Kel]] - [[Two Heads Are Better Than None]]'' ([[October 5]], [[2000]])

===2001===
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[Summer of Camp Caprice]]'' ([[July 7]], [[2001]])
# ''[[List of The Wild Thornberrys episodes|Origin of Donnie]]'' ([[August 18]], [[2001]])

===2002===
# ''[[Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand]]'' ([[February 16]], [[2002]])

===2003===
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[List of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius episodes|The Eggpire Strikes Back]]'' ([[April 25]], [[2003]])
# ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'' ([[June 13]], [[2003]])
# ''The Fairly Oddparents: [[Abra-Catastrophe]]!'' ([[July 12]], [[2003]])
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[List of As Told by Ginger episodes|Far From Home]]'' ([[August 9]], [[2003]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[List of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius episodes|Rescue Jet Fusion]]'' ([[October 13]], [[2003]])

===2004===
# ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour]]'' ([[May 7]], [[2004]])
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[Butterflies Are Free]]'' ([[June 11]], [[2004]])
# ''All Grown Up!: [[Interview With A Campfire]]'' ([[June 25]], [[2004]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[List of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius episodes|Win, Lose, and Kaboom]]'' ([[July 9]], [[2004]])
# ''[[Rocket Power: Island of the Menehune]]'' ([[July 16]] [[2004]])
# ''The Fairly Oddparents: [[Channel Chasers]]'' ([[July 23]], [[2004]])
# ''[[Rocket Power: The Big Day]]'' ([[July 30]], [[2004]])
# ''As Told By Ginger: [[The Wedding Frame]]'' ([[2004]], Direct-to-video)

===2005===
# ''The Fairly Oddparents: [[School's Out! The Musical]]'' ([[June 10]], [[2005]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[The League of Villains]]'' ([[June 18]], [[2005]])
# ''Jimmy Neutron: [[My Big Fat Spy Wedding]]'' ([[July 22]],[[2005]])
# ''All Grown Up!: [[Dude, Where's My Horse?]]'' ([[July 16]], [[2005]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[Reign Storm]]'' ([[July 29]], [[2005]])
# ''My Life as a Teenage Robot: [[Escape from Cluster Prime]]'' ([[August 12]], [[2005]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[The Ultimate Enemy]]'' ([[September 16]], [[2005]])
# ''All Grown Up! [[R.V. Having Fun Yet?]]'' ([[October 10]], [[2005]])

===2006===
# ''[[Drake and Josh Go Hollywood]]'' ([[January 6]], [[2006]])
# ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide]]'' ([[January 16]], [[2006]])
# ''[[Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up]]'' ([[March 10]], [[2006]])
# ''Fairly Oddparents: [[Fairy Idol]]'' ([[May 19]], [[2006]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[Reality Trip]]'' ([[June 9]], [[2006]])
# ''The X's: [[List of The X's Episodes|Truman X: Super Villain]]'' ([[June 16]], [[2006]])
# ''Avatar: The Fury of Aang: [[The Library]] and [[The Desert]]'' ([[July 14]], [[2006]])
# ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators]]'' ([[July 21]], [[2006]])
# ''Romeo!: [[List of Romeo! episodes|Ro' Trip]]'' ([[July 23]], [[2006]])
# ''Avatar: Secret of The Fire Nation: [[The Serpent's Pass]] and [[The Drill]]'' ([[September 15]], [[2006]])
# ''[[Unfabulous: The Perfect Moment]]'' ([[October 7]], [[2006]])

===2007===
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band (film)]]'' ([[January 27]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]: Field Trip'' ([[June 9]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Shredderman Rules]]'' ([[June 10]], [[2007]])
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band]]: [[List of Naked Brothers Band episodes|The Song]]'' ([[June 22]], [[2007]])
# ''[[The Last Day of Summer (film)|The Last Day of Summer]]'' ([[July 20]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp]]'' ([[August 3]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]: The Great Dinosaur Rescue'' ([[August 17]], [[2007]])
# ''Danny Phantom: [[List of Danny Phantom episodes|Phantom Planet]]'' ([[August 24]], [[2007]])
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band: Battle of the Bands]]'' ([[October 7]], [[2007]])
# ''Zoey 101: [[List of Zoey 101 episodes|The Curse of PCA]]'' ([[October 13]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost]]'' ([[October 30]], [[2007]])
# ''SpongeBob SquarePants: [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes|Atlantis SquarePantis]]'' ([[November 12]], [[2007]])
# ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]] [[List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes|The Day of Black Sun]]'' ([[November 30]], [[2007]])
# '' [[ Unfabulous]] [[List of unfabulous The Best Trip Ever
([[December 16]], [[2007]])

===2008===
# ''[[Zoey 101]]: Goodbye, Zoey?'' ([[January 4]], [[2008]])
# ''[[The Naked Brothers Band: Sidekicks]]'' ([[January 21]], [[2008]])
# ''[[Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman]]'' ([[February 1]], [[2008]])
# ''[[Fairly OddParents]] Fairly OddBaby ([[February 18]], [[2008]])

==Nickelodeon Original Movies==

===2008===

# ''[[Zoey 101]]: Chasing Zoey'' ([[May 2]], [[2008]]
# ''"Gym Teacher: The Movie"'' (Fall 2008)

==See also==
*[[Nickelodeon Movies]]

[[Category:Nickelodeon]]
[[Category:American television films]]

Transculturation

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'''Transculturation''' is a term coined by [[Fernando Ortiz]] in [[1947]] to describe the phenomenon of merging and converging cultures.

In simple terms, it reflects the natural tendency of people (in general) to resolve conflicts over time, rather than exacerbating them. In the modern context, both conflicts and resolutions are amplified by communication and transportation technology —the ancient tendency of cultures drifting or remaining apart has been replaced by stronger forces for bringing societies together. Where tranculturation impacts ethnicity and ethnic issues the term "ethnoconvergence" is sometimes used.

In one general sense, transculturation covers [[war]], [[ethnic conflict]], [[racism]], [[multiculturalism]], [[interracial marriage]], and any other of a number of contexts that deal with more than one culture. In the other general sense, tranculturation is the ''positive'' aspect of global phenomena and human events, where resolutions to conflicts are inevitable.

The general processes of transculturation are extremely complex -- steered by powerful forces at the macrosocial level, yet ultimately resolved at the interpersonal level. The driving force for conflict is simple [[proximity]] -- boundaries, once separating people (providing for a measure of isolation) become the issue of a conflict when societies encroach upon one another territorially. If a means to co-exist cannot be immediately found, then conflicts can be hostile, leading to a process by which contact between individuals leads to some resolution. Often, history shows us, the processes of co-existence begins with hostilities, and with the natural passing of polarist individuals, comes the passing of their polarist sentiments, and soon some resolution is achieved. Degrees of hostile conflict vary from outright genocidal [[conquest]], to lukewarm infighting between differing political views within the same ethnic community.

==Concepts==
Where attempts are made to keep a cultural identity "pure," the realities of social change, via natural and artificial means, dictate that cultures do not remain "pure" and never were "pure" in the first place, but are destined to change. It is the perception of individuals within cultures that their cultures do not in fact change fundamentally over time.

Human [[mortality]] and [[reproduction]] provides for social regeneration as well, and by this process of regeneration, which naturally includes sexual union, other cultures are often integrated. The inability of societies to maintain divisions over generations, despite attempts to engrain divisive elements, is reflective of this. As parents die, their children have the opportunity to reflect upon the nature and validity of established non-convergent precepts, and change them if they like.

These changes often represent differences between homeland pons, and their [[diasporic]] communities abroad. Nevertheless, obstacles to '''ethnoconvergence''' are not great. The primary issue; [[language]], (''hence, communication and education'') can, be overcome within a single generation - as is evident in the easy acclimation of children of foreign parents. English, for example, is spoken by more non-Anglo-American people than Anglo-Americans, making it the current [[lingua-franca]], the worldwide de facto standard international language.

===Homogenization versus ethnoconvergence===
It has been observed that even in monolingual, industrial societies like urban North America, some individuals do cling to a "modernized" primordial identity, apart from others. Some intellectuals, such as [[Michael Ignatieff]], argue that convergence of a general culture does not directly entail a similar convergence in [[ethnic]] identities. This can become evident in social situations, where people divide into separate groups, despite being of an identical ''"super-ethnicity"'', such as [[nationality]].

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 matrimony]], employment preferences, etc. These varied opinions of ethnoconvergence represent themselves in a spectrum; [[cultural assimilation|assimilation]], [[homogenization]], [[acculturation]], and [[cultural compromise]] are commonly used terms for ethnoconvegence which flavor the issues to a bias.

Often it's in a secular, multi-ethnic environment that cultural concerns are both minimalised and exaccerbated; 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. [[Xenophobia|Xenophobes]] tend to think of cross-cultural contact as a component of [[cultural assimilation|assimilation]], and see this as harmful.

===Obstacles to ethnoconvergence===
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 [[convention (norm)|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.

We can divide ethnicity into two distinct areas, as they relate to ethnoconvergence: Utilitarian traits, and traditional customs. Language usually falls into the first category, as people often do not attach to language a highly ethnic value. Learning a [[foreign language]] does not, in the eyes of most people, constitute a forfeiting of one's cultural heritage.

Religion, on the other hand, is a highly personal and attached part of culture. However, religion does not neatly correspond with ethnic identity. In many [[cosmopolitan]] societies, religion is everything - social, utilitarian, intellectual, political; from the point of view of people of immersed cultures; The very concept of ethnicity and its distinctions is incongruous to their immersed concepts.

In many societies, such as in those in Europe, languages are considered a significant component of ethnic values. This does not mean that most Europeans reject learning other languages. Quite the contrary, Europeans are often polyglots, and may label other individuals by their ethnicities; practical means of distinguishing cultures may resemble tendencies similar to ethnocentrism.

However, the political and cultural significance of regional or national languages are retained due to the fact that these polyglots conform to the linguistic norms of the place they visit - doing "as the Romans do". Thus, conforming to the "ethnic integrity" of the region.

It has even become a cliché that "to learn a new language is to adopt a new soul". There are many other examples of the essential significance of language. In pre-[[Russia|Russian]] [[Siberia]], [[Tatar-Mongol]] colonists in the [[Taiga]] often recognized indigenous speakers of [[Turkic languages]] as their "own people" and non-Turkic groups as "foreigners", despite these indigenous groups having a similar level of material culture, and sharing much of a primitive culture with tribes foreign to the Muslim-Buddhist Tatar-Mongols.

==References==
{{reflist}}
*Paul Allatson (2007). ''Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural And Literary Studies [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=9781405102513&site=1]''. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 1405102500.

==See also==
* [[Coolitude]]
* [[Intercultural relations]]
* [[Intercultural competence]]
* [[Multiculturalism]]
* ''[[Puerto Rican Independence Party]]''

[[Category:Culture terms]]
[[Category:Human migration]]
[[Category:Cultural geography]]

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