Relating to or having the quality of promoting acculturation; describing factors or processes that cause cultural adaptation and change.
From acculturate + '-ive' (suffix forming adjectives). A technical term in anthropology and psychology used since the mid-20th century.
Schools are powerful acculturative forces—children often become the cultural bridges in their families, teaching parents the language and customs of their new country faster than anyone expected.
Acculturative stress and acculturative processes research emphasized male breadwinner and institutional domains; only recently have studies centered gendered dimensions of cultural stress and adaptation.
When referencing acculturative outcomes, specify impact on different genders and intersecting identities; avoid treating 'acculturation' as uniform experience.
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