acculturation

Example Sentences

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Without discounting the harshness of that imposed acculturation, he thanked what it gained him rather than resenting the means.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It’s something I learned as part of my acculturation as a New Orleanian.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

In recent years, studies have also revealed that discrimination and acculturation -- or the changes that occur due to migration and the subsequent balancing of multiple, different cultures -- can affect the adult brain.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

Another is acculturation, which Katz defined as “a process where you keep part of your culture” as you take in a new one.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

But the process of acculturation was accelerating as settlers began to move onto the reservation.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann