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Acculturation (Sociology)
The process undergone by different cultural groups when they interact and adopt cultural patterns from one another. The process of acculturation is one of being changed through assimilation into an alternate culture. Frequently, the acculturated culture in reference is the dominant one in the society.
10.4135/9781412972024.n23
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