Table 1 Model notations
From: Acculturation orientations affect the evolution of a multicultural society
Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
N | Population size |
m | Migration rate (probability of migration event in each time step; interaction event occurs with complementary probability 1-m) |
R | Cultural trait initially associated with the resident |
I | Cultural trait initially associated with the immigrant |
p i, p r | Relative frequency of type I and R, respectively |
x ii , x rr | Interaction tendency with the same type (of I and R, respectively) |
x ir , x ri | Interaction tendency with the other type (of I and R, respectively) |
X ii , X rr , X ir , X ri | Interaction probability of two individuals |
c i , c r | Degree of cultural conservatism of type I and R |
Δc = c r −c i | Difference between the degree of cultural conservatism of type I and R |
S i , S r | Probability to change one’s type in an interaction with the other type for type I and type R individuals, respectively |
ΔS = S r −S i | Difference between the changing probability of type I and R |
W i , W r | Transmission advantage (‘payoff’) of trait I and R, respectively |
ΔW | Difference between the payoff of trait I and R |
