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acculturational

acculturational

9.9
About people learning and taking parts of another culture
  • adjective
  • /əˌkʌltʃəˈreɪʃənl/
  • Specialized
: aculturacional
  • Her acculturational experience helped her blend the traditions of her native culture with those of her new home.

Examples

  • The research focused on the acculturational challenges faced by immigrants in adapting to a new society.

  • Teachers should be aware of the acculturational needs of their diverse student populations.

  • Ho (1992) has stated that parenting intervention and family therapy are appropriate when "the minority child and the parents are experiencing generational, acculturational, and cultural conflicts" (p. 151).

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

acculturative
vsacculturational
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Relating to cultural change and to how people feel when different cultures meet

relates to the process of adopting elements from another culture rather than causing it

Antonyms

isolationist
12 7.6

Wanting a country to stay out of other countries' affairs

Surface Forms

acculturational positive

Morphology

acculturational = acculturation (semi-transparent) = ac + cultur + ate + ion + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'acculturation' with the suffix -al.

Etymology

Acculturational comes from culture ('way of life') plus the prefix ac- meaning 'to' or 'toward', so it talks about moving toward or taking on parts of another culture. That's why we use acculturational for the changes people make when they learn a new language, food, or habits in a new country.