transculturation
- noun
- /ˌtrænskʌlˈtʃʊrˌeɪʃən/
- Jargon
- In urban areas, transculturation can be observed as immigrants blend their cultural practices with those of the local population.
- the process of transculturation
- strategy of transculturation
- the concept of transculturation
Examples
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Transculturation occurs when subordinated or marginal groups select and invent from materials transmitted to them.
Academic text (2001) -
With transformation in the Andean context, Chivantito's painting highlights the processes of dislocation and transculturation that characterized that colonial encounter.
Academic text (2007) -
How Could You! exemplifies how transculturation in picture books can work on both presocietal and societal levels.
Academic text (2001) -
Claude Youthman's struggle against power structures involves strategies of transculturation, including most notably the use of the English language by Indians.
Academic text (1995) -
The captivity stories tell of genocide and transculturation, of complete opposition or negation of the other as well as of the merging of the two.
Academic text (2002) -
Furthermore, this article examines "coming out" as a cultural import, exploring its transculturation in the Japanese context (Suganuma 2007).
Academic text (2018) -
The transformative rite has become an instance of transculturation, in which the dominant culture's prison has become the setting for a Mesquakie spiritual renewal.
Academic text (1995) -
Curiously enough, this usage of transculturation is still current in North American cultural psychiatry, ethnopsychology, and cross-cultural folklore studies.
Academic text (1996) -
Youthman insists on maintaining the traditional Mesquakie manner of dealing with intrusive non-Indian culture through strategies of transculturation, particularly through the use of English.
Academic text (1995) -
Transculturation often takes place when different communities blend their traditions during festivals.
Synonyms
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5.6
The sharing of ideas between different groups that creates useful new ideas
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8.4
A mixing of customs, food, and ideas from different cultures that creates new cultural practices
How Mixed
- Jargon
3
4.1
9
3.0
- Specialized
2
8.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
transculturation = transculture (semi-transparent) = trans + culture + ation
The base 'transculture' is not a common standalone word, making the derivation less transparent.
Etymology
Transculturation comes from trans- ('across') and culture ('shared ways of life'). Think of it like two kitchens sharing recipes and making a new dish. That is why transculturation means cultures meeting and mixing to create new, shared traditions.