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acculturation

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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.


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Acculturation is the sharing of cultural features which occurs when different cultural groups come into sustained first-hand contact.
Acculturation has been viewed as a linear progression, whereby immigrants gradually adopt the values, behaviors and traits of their host culture and discard those of their country of origin.
Acculturation is the process whereby a person adopts or adapts to a culture different than the one he or she was raised in (Spector, 2003; Suarez & Ramirez, 1999).
 
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