ACCULTURATION

Acculturation comprehends those phenomena which result when groups of

individuals having different cultures come into continuous first-hand contact, with
subsequent changes in the original culture patterns of either or both groups…
under this definition, acculturation is to be distinguished from culture change, of
which it is but one aspect, and assimilation, which is at times a phase of
acculturation (Redfield, Linton, & Herskovits cited in Berry, 2005). 

As a result, it is possible to say that this represents people's daily lives. Furthermore,
Acculturation causes adaptation to a new society as well as culture stress among its
inhabitants.
CONCEPT
Past The impacts of European dominance on indigenous people.

Later How immigrants evolved after entering and settling in recipient societies.

How ethnocultural groups interact with one another and evolve as a result of their
Recent attempts to coexist in culturally diverse society.

All three are now vital because of globalisation, which has resulted in ever-increasing trade
and political linkages.

Acculturation can be divided into two categories:

a larger idea of cultural change that is thought to create change in
Cultural either or both groups, with indirect and delayed impact. This
acculturation has the potential to be reactive.

changes in an individual who participates in a cultural contact that

Psychological are impacted both directly by the external culture and indirectly by
the evolving culture of which the individual is a member.
 CONTEXT
All study on acculturation must be founded on an examination of its cultural context: we must comprehend both cultures that are in
touch if we are to understand the persons who are in contact.
STRATEGIES FOR ACCULTURATION
These are the many ways in which people want to engage in the acculturation process, which primarily consists of two
(connected) components:

Attitudes Behaviours

Four Acculturation techniques have been formed from the issue of (1) a relative desire for keeping one's
ancestry, culture, and identity, and (2) a relative choice for having contact with and participating in the greater
community alongside other ethnocultural groups.

Assimilation. Marginalisation

Separation. Integration.
ACCULTURATIVE STRESS

There are two ways to think about acculturation outcomes:

Cultural Shedding
in an individual's behavioural repertoire that Cultural Learning
Behavioural shift
occurs quickly and is typically unproblematic.
Cultural Conflict

Acculturative stress occurs when higher degrees of cultural conflict are encountered and judged to be
difficult, yet manageable and surmountable.

Apply the acculturation strategies to the two approaches:

Assimilation Integration
Behavioural Shift
Separation Marginalization

Marginalization Separation
Acculturation stress
Assimilation Integration
ADAPTION

The generally steady changes that occur in an individual or group as a result of external demands:

the psychological and physical well-being of an individual, as predicted

1.Psychological adaption:
by personality traits, life circumstances, and social support.

the ability of an acculturating individual to manage daily life in a new cultural

2. Socio-cultural adaptation: situation. Cultural knowledge, degree of contact, and good intergroup
activities all predict positive intergroup activities.
APPLICATIONS

Most people who have gone through acculturation discover chances and attain objectives that
are sometimes beyond their wildest dreams.

Family life domain (relationships among individuals within the family, and
between family members and the world outside)

Recently, two areas of application have attracted a lot of

attention:

Immigration and settlement policy (problems of societal change and the

development of cultural variety.