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"The process by which a culture is transformed due to the massive adoption of cultural traits from another society--it is what happens to a culture when alien traits diffuse in on a large scale and substantially replace traditional cultural patterns.  See transculturation" <ref>http://anthro.palomar.edu/change/glossary.htm</ref>
The process by which a culture is transformed due to the massive adoption of cultural traits from another society--it is what happens to a culture when alien traits diffuse in on a large scale and substantially replace traditional cultural patterns.  See transculturation.
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Revision as of 20:30, 13 February 2011

Definition

"The process by which a culture is transformed due to the massive adoption of cultural traits from another society--it is what happens to a culture when alien traits diffuse in on a large scale and substantially replace traditional cultural patterns.  See transculturation" [1]

References

  1. http://anthro.palomar.edu/change/glossary.htm