Acculturation
Related Definitions
[n] the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
[n] the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
[n] all the knowledge and values shared by a society
Related Terms
admission, adoption, affiliation, Americanization, assimilation, citizenship by naturalization, citizenship papers, civility, civilization, complex, cultivation, cultural drift, culture, culture area, culture center, culture complex, culture conflict, cul