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 ENCULTURATION

Enculturation is a process of socialization whereby a person becomes part of another’s

culture. This is a process whereby individuals learn their group’s culture through
experience, observation, and instruction. A person will learn to develop the knowledge
and skills needed in order to participate in the communal, cultural practices and to
become a fully functioning member of the community
 ASSIMILATION

Assimilation occurs when a dominant group makes a bid to enculturate another by

attempting to supplant all aspects of its culture and make it over into the image of
the dominat group. The process of assimilating involves taking on the traits of the
dominant culture to such a degree that the assimilating group becomes socially
indistinguishable from other members of the society.
 TRANSCULTURATION

Transculturation describes the process whereby a culture changes drastically, hence

overcoming itself and translating into something new.
 INTERCULTURATION
Interculuration refers to the mixing of cultures that goes on between groups who share a space. The
group does not necessarily give up on their own culture but participate in various ways in each
other’s life.