Source : WordNet®

acculturation
     n 1: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding
          culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of
          their culture" [syn: {socialization}, {socialisation}, {enculturation}]
     2: all the knowledge and values shared by a society [syn: {culture}]
     3: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing
        cognitive structure [syn: {assimilation}]