Definitions for enculturation
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1. socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturationnoun

   the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

   "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

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1. enculturationnoun

   the process by which an individual adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which he or she is immersed

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1. enculturation

   Enculturation is the process through which an individual learns the traditional content of a culture and assimilates its practices and values. Essentially, it involves the transmission of a society's customs, values, norms and ideologies from one generation to the next or from one group to another within the same society. This process typically begins at a young age and continues throughout a person's life. The primary agents of enculturation are usually the family, the education system, religious institutions and peer groups.

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1. Enculturation

   Enculturation is the process by which people learn the requirements of their surrounding culture and acquire values and behaviours appropriate or necessary in that culture. As part of this process, the influences that limit, direct, or shape the individual include parents, other adults, and peers. If successful, enculturation results in competence in the language, values and rituals of the culture. Enculturation is related to socialization. In some academic fields, socialization refers to the deliberate shaping of the individual. In others, the word may cover both deliberate and informal enculturation. Conrad Phillip Kottak writes: Enculturation is the process where the culture that is currently established teaches an individual the accepted norms and values of the culture or society where the individual lives. The individual can become an accepted member and fulfill the needed functions and roles of the group. Most importantly the individual knows and establishes a context of boundaries and accepted behavior that dictates what is acceptable and not acceptable within the framework of that society. It teaches the individual their role within society as well as what is accepted behavior within that society and lifestyle" Enculturation can be conscious or unconscious, therefore can support both the Marxist and the hegemonic arguments. There are three ways a person learns a culture. Direct teaching of a culture is done, this is what happens when you don't pay attention, mostly by the parents, when a person is told to do something because it is right and to not do something because it is bad. For example, when children ask for something, they are constantly asked "What do you say?" and the child is expected to remember to say "please." The second conscious way a person learns a culture is to watch others around them and to emulate their behavior. An example would be using different slang with different cliques in school. Enculturation also happens unconsciously, through events and behaviors that prevail in their culture. All three kinds of culturation happen simultaneously and all the time. Enculturation helps mould a person into an acceptable member of society. Culture influences everything that a person does, whether they are aware of it or not. Enculturation is a lifelong process that helps unify people. Even as a culture changes, core beliefs, values, worldviews, and child-rearing practices stay the same. How many times has a parent said "If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?" when their child wanted to fit in with the crowd? Both are playing roles in the enculturation. The child wants to be included in the subculture of their peers, and the parent wants to instill individualism in the child, through direct teaching. Not only does one become encultured, but also makes someone else encultured.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enculturation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of enculturation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of enculturation in a Sentence

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   It is where people got their first enculturation of America.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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