Cultural crowding

Cultural crowding

Cultural crowding is a public relations term that explains how increased variation in culture results in a crowding affect.

Different belief systems, norms, morals, and ethics are generally a cause of friction among different peoples.

With rapid immigration in the United States cultural crowding is increasing heavily. From 1996 to 2006 the Hispanic population has increased by 58 percent.


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