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Definition of Enculturation
1. Noun. The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture. "The socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
Generic synonyms: Social Control
Specialized synonyms: Cultivation, Breeding, Bringing Up, Fosterage, Fostering, Nurture, Raising, Rearing, Upbringing
Derivative terms: Acculturate, Acculturational, Socialise, Socialise, Socialize, Socialize
Definition of Enculturation
1. Noun. the process by which an individual adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which he or she is immersed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enculturation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enculturation
Literary usage of Enculturation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Advanced Methodological Issues in Culturally Competent Evaluation for edited by Ada-Helen Bayer, Frances L. Brisbane, Amelie Ramirez, Leonard G. Epstein (1998)
"In anthropology, the concepts of enculturation, acculturation, ... Typically,
enculturation is "the actual process of learning as it takes place in a ..."
2. The Culture of Violence by Kumar Rupesinghe (1994)
"... such as language or religion - that is transmitted to the members of a given
social group through the process of socialization or enculturation. ..."
3. Issues of Curriculum Reform in Science, Mathematics and Higher Order by Ronald D. Anderson (1994)
"As with teacher inservice education, student enculturation may need to be an
active part of an implementation program in schools where the present school ..."
4. Cultural Competence for Evaluators: A Guide for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse edited by Mario A. Orlandi (1998)
"... of deculturation out of the "savage" ways of life proceeded hand-in-hand with
enculturation into an alien ..."
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