Acculturation Is Best Defined As

question 90

Multiple Choice

Acculturation is best defined as:

• A)a process in which two cultures come into contact and both of them are changed because of the culture contact.
• B)a process of unequal culture contact when a smaller culture is forced to adopt some of the ways of the dominant society.
• C)a process of culture change in which individuals grow older and adapt to the new biological and cultural needs they have within their own society.
• D)the process by which members of a society are taught cultural knowledge from their elders.
• E)genocide;it occurs when one culture eradicates another.

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Definitions:

A Priori Causal Theories

Preexisting theories, acquired from culture or factors that are particularly prominent in conscious attention at the moment.

Repress Unpleasant Information

The involuntary forgetting or pushing aside of difficult or disturbing facts, thoughts, or memories.

Self-Reported Accounts

Information provided by individuals about themselves, often used in research to gather data on behaviors, attitudes, and experiences.

Confirmation Bias

The propensity to accumulate, perceive, select, and keep in mind information that endorses an individual's longstanding beliefs or propositions.