acculturation

About 1.65 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one.
2. noun A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

Similar words

assimilation socialization culture socialisation adjustment enculturation integration adaptation immersion indoctrination

Often followed by

and of in process is to as was among

Word family

acculturational acculturations acculturative