acculturation
- Noun:
- The process of cultural change and psychological change that results from the meeting of cultures: This refers to the modifications that occur when different cultural groups come into continuous firsthand contact. It involves changes in the original cultural patterns of either or both groups.
- The process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure: This describes the mental process of integrating new information, concepts, or cultural elements into one's existing framework of knowledge and beliefs.
- The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture: This is the process by which an individual or group learns and takes on the cultural norms, values, and practices of another culture, often the dominant one.
- Noun:
- The acculturation of immigrant communities is a complex and often lengthy process.
- Studying abroad involves not just language learning but also a deep process of acculturation.
- Anthropologists study the acculturation of indigenous peoples following contact with colonizing societies.
"Forced acculturation": When a dominant culture imposes its norms on another group, often suppressing the original culture.
- The policy was one of forced acculturation, aimed at erasing the native language and customs.
"Mutual acculturation": A two-way process where both interacting cultures influence each other.
- The trade relationship led to a mutual acculturation, with both societies adopting elements from the other.
"Acculturation stress": The psychological strain experienced by individuals during the process of adapting to a new culture.
- Many international students experience acculturation stress during their first semester.
Acculturate (verb): To undergo or cause to undergo acculturation.
- Families acculturate at different rates when they move to a new country.
Acculturative (adjective): Relating to or causing acculturation.
- The acculturative pressures in a global city can be intense.
- Enculturation: (Specifically) The process of learning one's own native culture, often distinguished from learning a second culture (acculturation).
- Cultural assimilation: The process by which a person or group's culture comes to resemble that of another group, often a more specific outcome of acculturation.
- Cultural adaptation: The adjustment to a new cultural environment.
"Stages of acculturation": Refers to common phases, such as the honeymoon phase, culture shock, adjustment, and adaptation, that individuals may pass through.
- Understanding the stages of acculturation can help newcomers manage their expectations.
"Acculturation strategy": The approach (e.g., integration, assimilation, separation, marginalization) an individual or group adopts in relation to the host culture.
- Her acculturation strategy was integration, maintaining her heritage while fully participating in the new society.
- the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
- all the knowledge and values shared by a society
- the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
- the socialization of children to the norms of their culture