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What does acculturation mean?

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  1. A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
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This complexity was demonstrated by results of the unique combinations we found between acculturation and family cohesiveness.
They have resisted acculturation by constructing social fences around their community.
As missionaries continued to exert their influence, other agents of change accelerated the acculturation of the tribe.
The valuing of both a distinct ethnic identity and intergroup contact defines the integration mode of acculturation.
The questions were primarily based on the research on cultural adjustment and acculturation.
Continued use of their native language and dialect sustains homeland ties and delays acculturation.

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