the modification from infancy of an individual's behaviour to conform with the demands of social life
2.
the act of socializing or the state of being socialized
enculturation in American English
(enˌkʌltʃəˈreiʃən)
noun
the process whereby individuals learn their group's culture, through experience, observation, and instruction
Word origin
[1945–50; en-1 + (ac)culturation]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: beeper, individual medley, regression analysis, synchronized swimming, taxi squaden- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in Englishon this model, forming verbs with the general sense “to cause (a person or thing)to be in” the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, “toconfine in or place on” (enshrine; enthrone; entomb); “to cause to be in” (enslave; entrust; enrich; encourage; endear); “to restrict” in the manner named by the stem, typically with the additional sense“on all sides, completely” (enwind; encircle; enclose; entwine). This prefix is also attached to verbs in order to make them transitive, or to givethem a transitive marker if they are already transitive (enkindle; enliven; enshield; enface)
Examples of 'enculturation' in a sentence
enculturation
Its primary purpose then is to enable enculturation.