Meaning of ACCULTURATION
| Pronunciation: | | u`kulchu'reyshun
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- [n] the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
- [n] the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
- [n] all the knowledge and values shared by a society
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ACCULTURATION is a 13 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | assimilation, culture, enculturation, socialisation, socialization |
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| | See Also: | | breeding, bringing up, cognitive content, content, cultivation, education, fosterage, fostering, mental object, nurture, raising, rearing, social control, upbringing | |
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| | Definition: | | cultural change that occurs in response to extended firsthand contacts between two or more previously autonomous groups. |
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| | Related Terms: | | admission, adoption, affiliation, Americanization, 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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