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An American begins to take an interest in the culture of India and starts wearing saris and bindis in public. Another American likes to wear elaborate feathered headdresses to music festivals. These individuals are engaging in what social scientists call

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Answer: Cultural Appropriation

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Cultural appropriation refers to the improper adoption of some customs, traditions or beliefs of a specific society by members of a different society. It happens when people copy a hairstyle, clothes, or a way of speaking, from a different culture, even facing explicit

outrage from the originating culture. It becomes especially controversial when a dominant culture appropriates elements from disadvantaged minority cultures.

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