Enculturation
[en-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuh n] /ɛnˌkʌl tʃəˈreɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the process whereby individuals learn their group’s culture, through experience, observation, and instruction.
/ɛnˌkʌltʃʊˈreɪʃən/
noun
1.
another word for socialization
noun
the social process by which culture is learned and used by a human infant; also called socialization
n.
1948 (Herskovits), from en- (1) + culturation (cf. acculturation).
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