EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Enculturation refers to the process of learning our own (native) culture, whereas, acculturation is the process of learning and adopting host cultural norms, values, and beliefs. Learning native cultural norms and values of a particular society are essential for an individual, to function in society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Enculturation is the process whereby individuals learn their group’s culture through experience, observation, and instruction. To learn is to develop the knowledge and skills needed to participate in the communal, cultural practices and to become a fully functioning member of the community.

Detailed explanation-3: -To acculturate is to take on the culture and norms of a society that is not your own, or is not native to you. This is sometimes done when you move to new place or country. To enculturate is to learn and take on your own native culture and it is a process over time like learning a habit or trait while growing up.

Detailed explanation-4: -Enculturation is the process where the culture that is currently established teaches an individual the accepted norms and values of the culture or society where the individual lives. The individual can become an accepted member and fulfill the needed functions and roles of the group.

Detailed explanation-5: -Enculturation is a type of socialization, in which an individual learns how to be a good member of their society. Sometimes, immigrants and/or their children seek to become enculturated in the culture of their heritage country. This would be an example of informal conscious enculturation.