acculturate
Significado: To adopt the cultural traits or social patterns of another group, or to modify one's culture through prolonged contact with a different culture.
Acculturate is a technical term from anthropology and sociology describing the mutual cultural exchange that occurs when different groups come into sustained contact. Unlike assimilation, which implies one-way absorption into a dominant culture, acculturation can be reciprocal — both groups may change. 'Acculturation process,' 'acculturated to Western norms,' and 'acculturation stress' are typical collocations. The concept is central to studies of migration, globalisation, and cross-cultural psychology.
Ejemplos
- The study examined how quickly international students acculturated to British university life. 该研究调查了国际学生适应英国大学生活的速度。El estudio examinó la rapidez con que los estudiantes internacionales se aculturaban a la vida universitaria británica.その研究は、留学生が英国の大学生活にどれほど速やかに文化的適応を遂げるかを調査した。그 연구는 유학생들이 영국의 대학 생활에 얼마나 빠르게 문화적으로 적응하는지를 조사했다.
- Acculturation is a two-way process in which both the host society and incoming groups undergo cultural change. 文化适应是一个双向过程,在其中,东道国社会和外来群体都会经历文化变化。La aculturación es un proceso bidireccional en el que tanto la sociedad de acogida como los grupos recién llegados experimentan cambios culturales.文化変容は双方向の過程であり、受け入れ側の社会と流入する集団の両方が文化的変化を経験する。문화 변용은 수용 사회와 유입 집단 양쪽 모두가 문화적 변화를 겪는 양방향 과정이다.
- Children of immigrants often acculturate more rapidly than their parents, creating generational tensions. 移民子女的文化适应速度往往快于其父母,由此产生了代际间的紧张关系。Los hijos de inmigrantes suelen aculturarse con mayor rapidez que sus padres, lo que genera tensiones generacionales.移民の子どもたちは親よりも急速に文化変容することが多く、世代間の緊張を生み出す。이민자의 자녀들은 부모보다 더 빠르게 문화적으로 적응하는 경우가 많아 세대 간 갈등을 야기한다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, professional
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
Coined in English in the 1880s from the prefix ad- (to) + culture, modelled on the pattern of 'accumulate.' The noun 'acculturation' was first used by American anthropologists studying indigenous populations.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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