Acculturation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000034",
  "term": "Acculturation",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The processes and results of contact between two or more different cultures. Generally, acculturation brings about considerable diffusion of cultural traits in one or more directions. However, other change-processes also occur, such as development of new intercultural roles, the growth of new customs not found in either culture and the disintegration of older cultural forms.",
  "synonyms": [
    "cultural assimilation"
  ],
  "subject": "Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension",
  "see_also": [
    "culture and humanities",
    "cultural behavior",
    "cultural heritage"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "aculturación"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/acculturation/"
}