Concept information
Preferred term
acculturation
Type
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Topic
Definition
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The processes and results of contact between two or more different cultures. Generally, acculturation brings about considerable diffusion of cultural traits in one or more directions. However, other change-processes also occur, such as development of new intercultural roles, the growth of new customs not found in either culture and the disintegration of older cultural forms.
Broader concept
Synonyms
- cultural assimilation
In other languages
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Spanish
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asimilación cultural
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/2169
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