enculturation
Definitions
The process by which a person adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which they are immersed (or born).
Examples
“More specifically, enculturation is the process⟳ by which the individual through informal and nonformal modes of cultural transmission learns the language, the technological, socioeconomic, ideational, as well as the cognitive and emotional patterns of culture. It is a lifelong learning process⟳ that lasts from an individual’s infancy to adulthood and “which can be said to end⟳ only with his death” (ibid., p. 40).”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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