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Synonyms for acculturation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : əˌkʌl tʃəˈreɪ ʃən

Définition of acculturation

Origin : "the adoption and assimilation of an alien culture," 1880, from ad- "to" + culture (n.) + -ation.

noun adjustment to culture

Example sentences :

As there must be contact, acculturation is sometimes ascribed to "contagion."
Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park

Communication requires a shared substratum, which is established in an acculturation process that takes many generations.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

In the years to come, this aspect will dominate the entire effort of the acculturation of the digital.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

Here is one possible scenario: Students approach centers of interactive education after the initial phase of acculturation.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

The history of acculturation—the effect of the presence of civilization upon savagery.
Extract from : « First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution » by Various

Among historical peoples, on the other hand, acculturation has been called assimilation.
Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park

Acculturation by borrowing has played an important rle in the development of North American Indian ideas and institutions.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4 » by Various

It took a lot of taming, or acculturation, for sex to become an intimate affair.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

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