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