The phrase "degree of assimilation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the extent to which individuals or groups adopt the cultural traits of another group.
Example: "The degree of assimilation among immigrant communities can vary significantly based on several factors, including language and social integration."
Alternatives: "level of integration" or "extent of adaptation".
The purpose was to study the different immigrant groups in Poughkeepsie and determine their degree of assimilation.
The Chinese distinguish between Black Lisu, White Lisu, and Flowery Lisu, terms that seem to relate to their degree of assimilation of Chinese culture.
"The divergence in the degree of assimilation of technologies started about 100 years ago," observed Diego Comin of Harvard Business School, one of the authors.
Not only do Meadow's parents want her to attend college at Georgetown University -- Ms. Laurino's alma mater -- but Meadow also approximates the degree of assimilation that Ms. Laurino experienced growing up in Short Hills.
By identifying these trace elements and their degree of assimilation in different organisms, sediments formed predominantly of coral skeletal detritus can be distinguished from sediment derived chiefly from mollusks or coralline algae.
Xinjiang's Uighurs are Muslim and, though many are secular or only moderately observant, religion has been a factor there, too.The degree of assimilation may be the main reason for Mr Khamngen's pessimism.
The optional fare in the baskets is surprisingly varied, reflecting regional customs and differing degrees of assimilation.
However, due to the large variability in exposure to American culture, as well as varying degrees of assimilation and acculturation, it became evident that we would be unable to enroll participants that were equally naïve with respect to American gestures as the American participants were with the Nicaraguan gestures.
It's still true, as Mr. Obama wrote in his book "The Audacity of Hope," that "members of every minority group continue to be measured largely by the degree of our assimilation".
The degree of benefit assimilation will depend on the absorptive capacity for adapting knowledge.
This gap is inversely related to years since migration, although the degree of earning assimilation is found to differ across studies (Hu 2000; Friedberg 2000; Adsera and Chiswick 2007; Beenstock et al. 2010).
