acculturation
[uh-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuh n]
- the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group.
- the result of this process.
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Origin of acculturation
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Examples from the Web for acculturation
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His family is a case study in the acculturation process he now trumpets.
Historical Examples
As there must be contact, acculturation is sometimes ascribed to "contagion."
Introduction to the Science of SociologyRobert E. Park
Communication requires a shared substratum, which is established in an acculturation process that takes many generations.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
In the years to come, this aspect will dominate the entire effort of the acculturation of the digital.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
Here is one possible scenario: Students approach centers of interactive education after the initial phase of acculturation.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
The history of acculturation—the effect of the presence of civilization upon savagery.
Word Origin and History for acculturation
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
acculturation
[(uh-kul-chuh-ray-shuhn)]
The learning of the ideas, values, conventions, and behavior that characterize a social group. (See socialization.) Acculturation is also used to describe the results of contact between two or more different cultures; a new, composite culture emerges, in which some existing cultural features are combined, some are lost, and new features are generated. Usually one culture is dominant (as in the case of colonization).
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