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Acculturation vs Deculturation - What's the difference?

acculturation | deculturation |

As nouns the difference between acculturation and deculturation

is that acculturation is a process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one while deculturation is deculturization.

acculturation

English

Noun

  • A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
  • A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that he/she inhabits, starting at birth.

    • Usage notes

    * Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation. Primary socialization is sometimes called enculturation, while secondary socialization is sometimes called acculturation.

    deculturation

    English

    Noun

    English abstract nouns
  • deculturization