the process by which an individual adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which he or she is immersed
the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" [syn: socialization, socialisation, acculturation]
[MASS NOUN] The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture
the process by which children become functioning members of their own society" (adapted from Gunlan and Mayers 1979, 76) Compare to the related definition of Acculturation