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Acculturation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Acculturation : (noun)
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]
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