Anthropology Terms - Acculturation & Ethnocentrism
Aiden Cunningham Mr. Roddy IHSS 26 August 2021 IHSS Blog Anthropology Terms For this assignment, I chose two terms, Acculturation and Ethnocentrism. Here’s a little about them and some examples. Acculturation Acculturation is the process of when a culture or society adopts the traditions and customs of another culture or society, simply because the two interact with each other. The culture or society that is adopting traditions and customs from the other culture or society typically isn’t being forced to do this, they are just doing it on their own. A good example of this is cultures who consist of traditions that they have held for thousands of years and are now starting to adopt things around them. A real world example of this is the people of China, who are now starting to adopt western clothing, instead of the traditional Chinese and Japanese cultural clothing they have worn for thousands of years. Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism is the practice of viewing other cultures through ...