Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The modification of the culture of a group or individual as a result of contact with a different culture.
- noun The process by which the culture of a particular society is instilled in a human from infancy onward.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The process of adopting and assimilating foreign cultural elements.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A process by which the
culture of anisolated society changes oncontact with a different one, especially a more advanced society. - noun A process by which a person
acquires the culture of the society that he/sheinhabits , starting atbirth .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun all the knowledge and values shared by a society
- noun the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
- noun the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
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Ii are in the final analysis the most easily relied-on source of emo Sociologists use the term acculturation to describe the process ~. tional and financial support, and in that sense the most reliable in which the immigrants, and particularly their descendants, first alter and then drop most of the culture they bring with them source of security.
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And that different treatment leads to differences -- in acculturation and perspective.
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In the end, the process of acculturation is as true for technological processes as it is for humans.
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In the end, the process of acculturation is as true for technological processes as it is for humans.
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If acculturation translates into stronger female leadership this contradicts assumptions that Indigenous (ie, traditional) societies tend to be more egalitarian and place value on women’s participation.
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The so called acculturation is also full of such deceit!
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The so called acculturation is also full of such deceit!
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A common process in such situations is known as acculturation, defined as a marginal or specific culture’s adaptation to the dominant culture.
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Other recommendations for improving the quality and quantity of data include developing standard Asian-specific measurement tools for things such as acculturation, which indicates how well a certain population has adapted to the U.S. culture, as well as diet.
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Other factors can also influence non-adherence to a prescription regimen, such as acculturation and language barriers.
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