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Dictionary Results For "acculturation" [?]/[OPML]
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English

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. the process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one
  2. the process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that he/she inhabits


Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation. Primary socialization is sometimes called enculturation, while secondary socialization is sometimes called acculturation.

Translations

  • Croatian: {{t-|hr|akulturacija|f}}
  • Croatian: {{t-|hr|akulturacija|f}}

fr:acculturation fi:acculturation ta:acculturation vi:acculturation tr:acculturation

WordNet acculturation
n 1: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding
culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of
their culture" [syn: socialization, socialisation, enculturation]
2: all the knowledge and values shared by a society [syn: culture]
3: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing
cognitive structure [syn: assimilation]
Moby Dictionary
Americanization
, admission , adoption , affiliation , assimilation ,
citizenship by naturalization
, citizenship papers , civility ,
civilization
, complex , cultivation , cultural drift , culture ,
culture area
, culture center , culture complex , culture conflict ,
culture contact
, culture pattern , culture shock , culture trait ,
education
, enculturation , enlightenment , ethos , folkways ,
key trait
, mores , nationalization , naturalization ,
naturalized citizenship
, papers , polish , refinement , socialization ,
society
, trait , trait-complex


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