The U.S. macro-culture, or the predominant culture that influences the majority of its people, is constantly shifting. One example is the change from the commonly held melting pot view to the cultural democracy view. Whereas before the macro-cultural belief was that all the different cultures that come to the United States are thrown together and combined to create one (i) ______ society, this belief is shifting towards a multicultural society in which the different cultures each bring a unique (ii) ______ that contributes to the common culture. The U.S. macro-culture is becoming less dominated by European Americans and more influenced by minority groups. Especially in culturally diverse states such as California, Caucasians will soon be in the minority in the United States, and consequently the macro-culture will shift along with these demographic (iii) ______ .

Blank (i)	Blank (ii)	Blank (iii)
A. analogous	D. temperament	G. hierarchies
B. disparate	E. apotheosis	H. vicissitudes
C. homogeneous	F. quintessence	I. compressions