Acculturation is a related term of transculturation.
As nouns the difference between transculturation and acculturation
is that transculturation is the phenomenon of merging and converging cultures while acculturation is a process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
transculturation
Alternative forms
* transculturisation, transculturization
Noun
The phenomenon of merging]] and [[converge, converging cultures.
Related terms
* acculturation
* deculturation
* neoculturation
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.