what does acculturation mean?
ACCULTURATION as NOUN
- Meaning
- the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
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- the socialization of children to the norms of their culture
Hypernyms(s) acculturation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
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Hypernyms(s) acculturation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- all the knowledge and values shared by a society
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Hypernyms(s) acculturation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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