acculturation

Meanings

Plural: acculturations

Noun

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) + culture + -ation (“a process”); equivalent to acculturate + -ion

Synonyms

assimilation, culture, enculturation, socialisation, socialization

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