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acculturation
[əkul′chərā′shən]
1 the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of a different population group.
2 the modification of culture of a group resulting from association with another group.

Acculturation
A process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviours of another; usually the minority group adopts habits and language patterns of the dominant group, but it can occur vice versa

acculturation [ah-kul″cher-a´shun]
the process of adapting or learning to take on selected behaviors of another group; change generally occurs between both cultures that are in contact.


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Also, setting it up so minorities and females realize that they must acculturate on the job is not a good thing for the worker.
I hereby like to suggest those concerned: students, professors, historans, judges and lawyers as well as people in all over the world try to be more and more acculturate in stating the perished toll; this would make the citizens, especially those who are less informed not confused and to better understand the procedure.
41) As young women acculturate, they may perceive sex as an assertion of independence and gender equality.
 
 
 
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