Deculturalization
the removing or abandoning of one’s own culture and replaces it with another (foreign culture).
deculturalization occurs in the caribbean with their food preferences. (eg. they prefer kfc & burger king as opposed to their own provisions such as c-ssava, dasheen & salted fish etc)
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