# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/milton-gordon
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:27:11.468Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/milton-gordon"
name: "Milton Gordon"
slug: "milton-gordon"
description: "Milton Myron Gordon was an American sociologist. He was most noted for having devised a theory on the Seven Stages of Assimilation. He was born in Gardiner, Maine. Gordon died on June 4, 2019, at the age of 100.Acculturation: newcomers adopt language, dress, and daily customs of the host society.\nStructural assimilation: large-scale entrance of minorities into cliques, clubs and institutions in the host society.\nMarital assimilation: widespread intermarriage.\nIdentification assimilation: the minority feels bonded to the dominant culture.\nAttitude reception assimilation refers to the absence of prejudice.\nBehavior reception assimilation refers to the absence of discrimination.\nCivic assimilation occurs when there is an absence of value conflicts and power struggles."
tagline: "American sociologist"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1918-10-03"
deathDate: "2019-06-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump