APHUG M10 Vocab

Acculturation

People maintaining traits of their own culture but beginning to include traits of another culture

e.g. People might still practice their original religion but begin to attend a different type of religious service, or they might continue to speak their original language but also learn the language of the culture with whom they live

Assimilation

People becoming adapted to a new culture and leaving behind their original culture

Multiculturalism

Multiple cultures coexisting and maintaining their own identities

Syncretism

Two cultures merging to create a new culture