Acculturation Meaning
/əˌkʌl.t͡ʃəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one.
nounA process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
Sentence Examples
Acculturation is a complex social process.
The team studied acculturation in different cultures.
Studying abroad facilitates the process of acculturation for many international students.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Immigrants often go through ____ to learn the customs of their new country.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The process of ____ can be difficult for many new immigrants.
Word Origin & History
First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) + culture + -ation (“a process”); equivalent to acculturate + -ion
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It would be difficult to designate the Ghost Dance of the Indians of North America, for instance, as anything but a phenomenon of acculturation; […]."
— 1958, Melville J. Herskovits, Acculturation, Peter Smith, page 12:
"The cultural complex shows such power of survival mainly because its practitioners know how to adapt to modernization, including Western medicine, just as their ancestors knew how to adapt their careers and art to acculturation processes during the Conquest and subsequent eras."
— 1979, Johannes Wilbert, editor, Enculturation in Latin America, University of California, page 18:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Immigrants often go through ____ to learn the customs of their new country.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The process of ____ can be difficult for many new immigrants.