acculturation
- n the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
- n all the knowledge and values shared by a society
- n the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
- On the other side, Latino, Asian and Catholic groups have been lobbying Democrats furiously, arguing that families provide a social safety net, a built-in acculturation system and .
- The American process is what sociologists call "acculturation.
- The movement succeeded in defending native painting from European acculturation, but the price paid was ossification.