Acculturation refers to the psychological, social and cultural transformation that takes place through direct contact between two cultures, in which one or both groups engage in adapting to the dominant cultural influences they encounter. It describes the changes in attitudes, values and everyday behavior that follow sustained contact between people of differing cultural backgrounds, whether experienced by an individual or by a wider community.
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First Described Year1918 is the first psychological theory of acculturation, with active academic focus beginning that year; the phenomenon itself is older Core ClaimPsychological, social and cultural transformation through direct contact between two cultures 1 Connections
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Developed the influential fourfold model of acculturation strategies: assimilation, integration, separation and marginalization.
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1. Acculturation - Wikipedia
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the psychological, social, and cultural transformation that takes place through direct contact between two cultures
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The first psychological theory of acculturation was proposed in W.I. Thomas and Florian Znaniecki's 1918 study
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