Milton Myron Gordon (October 3, 1918 – June 4, 2019) was an American
sociologist. He was most noted for having devised a theory on the Seven Stages of
Assimilation.[1] He was born in
Gardiner, Maine.[2] Gordon died on June 4, 2019, at the age of 100.[3]
Acculturation: newcomers adopt language, dress, and daily customs of the host society (including values and norms).
Structural assimilation: large-scale entrance of minorities into cliques, clubs and institutions in the host society.
Assimilation in American life: the role of race, religion, and national origins. New York, Oxford University Press. 1964.
Human nature, class, and ethnicity. New York : Oxford University Press. 1978.
The Scope of Sociology. New York: Oxford University Press. 1988.
Assimilation in Native and Immigrant groups, special editor, Andres Suarez, Seminar presented June 9, 2008, London, Ontario
"Dimensions of Ethnic Assimilation: An Empirical Appraisal of Gordon's Typology". Williams, J. Allen Jr. and Ortega, Suzanne T (1990). Social Science Quarterly, 71, 4, December 1990