acculturation
[ uh-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuh n ]
/ əˌkʌl tʃəˈreɪ ʃən /
noun
the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group.
the result of this process.
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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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