Acculturation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˌkʌl.t͡ʃəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acculturation is a noun meaning A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one.
Meaning
A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one.
More Meanings
- A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
Example Sentences
It would be difficult to designate the Ghost Dance of the Indians of North America, for instance, as anything but a phenomenon of acculturation; […].
The cultural complex shows such power of survival mainly because its practitioners know how to adapt to modernization, including Western medicine, just as their ancestors knew how to adapt their careers and art to acculturation processes during the Conquest and subsequent eras.
Word Forms
- acculturations
Synonyms for acculturation
Depending on context, synonyms include culture, assimilation, socialization, socialisation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include assimilation, socialization, culture, socialisation, adjustment, enculturation.
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