English Literature A-Level
Cultural dissonance
What Cultural dissonance means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Cultural dissonance
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Ahmad's feelings of marginalisation and cultural dissonance are compared with other texts in the 'Immigrant Experience' topic.
Topics that use Cultural dissonance
Related terms
- Alienation and isolation
- Alienation and the immigrant struggle
- Assimilation versus cultural heritage
- Capitalism and exploitation
- Class and social mobility
- Colonialism and violence
- Cultural assimilation
- Cultural conflict
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