The melting pot is a term used to describe for the way in which homogeneous societies develop. This is the manner in which the ingredients in the pot ( which are people of different cultures and religions in this case) are combined in such a way that they lose their discrete identities to some degree,resulting in a final product which has a more uniform consistency and flavour. This new product is quite different from the original inputs.
The Salad Bowl theory is a little different as according to this Theory there are times when the newly arrived immigrants do not necessarily lose the unique aspects of their cultures as they do in the melting pot model. Instead they retain their unique cultural characteristics. The unique characteristics of each culture are still identifiable and noticeable within the larger American society. Just like the ingredients in a salad are still identifiable separately, yet they contribute to the overall make up of the salad bowl.
The bi cultural theory is a very limited theory and no longer holds. It states that the American culture is simply a mixture of two cultures, which is the culture of the native black people of America and that of the white immigrants.
The Salad Bowl theory is a little different as according to this Theory there are times when the newly arrived immigrants do not necessarily lose the unique aspects of their cultures as they do in the melting pot model. Instead they retain their unique cultural characteristics. The unique characteristics of each culture are still identifiable and noticeable within the larger American society. Just like the ingredients in a salad are still identifiable separately, yet they contribute to the overall make up of the salad bowl.
The bi cultural theory is a very limited theory and no longer holds. It states that the American culture is simply a mixture of two cultures, which is the culture of the native black people of America and that of the white immigrants.
