English > enculturation: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture. |
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| Synonyms | socialization, socialisation, acculturation |
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| Narrower | breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing | Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community |
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| cultivation | socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners |
| Broader | social control | Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
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| Spanish | aculturación, endoculturación |
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| Catalan | aculturació |
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