"acculturation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture (synset 101131305)
"the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

is a type of: social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
subtypes:
- cultivation - socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
- breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
same as: enculturation, socialisation, socialization
All the knowledge and values shared by a society (synset 105993821)
is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

subtypes: meme - a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)

same as: culture
The process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure (synset 105765046)
is a type of: education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge

same as: assimilation