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276). Curtin's Coculturation (2010) combats this hegemonic discourse by stating that “everyone is continually engaged in processes of social and political identification” (p. 283). Therefore, a person's identity can be made up of multiple cultures and in fact they can coincide. The idea that a group “belongs” to a particular imagined community is a myth, there is no single answer or fit. Coculturation theory ultimately accommodates a more realistic approach to cultural adaptation in which a newcomer may adopt some behaviors of the host culture while maintaining the conciliatory and subconscious aspects of their native culture.