What does the process of acculturation refer to 2006 ........

Sociology Preliminary Sciology of Culture

What does the process of acculturation refer to?(2006)

The assimilation of one social institution by another that modifies the social structure and so changes the social organization

The assimilation by one group of the culture of another that modifies the culture and so changes group identity

The assimilation of one nation state by another that modifies the national boundaries

The assimilation of various nuclear families into one joint family

Explanation:

In acculturation , modification occurs , but the group identity is retained, few authors some time use the term assimilation for acculturation, but it is appropriate to refer to acculturation as a step towards assimilation. Refer to page no- of vol-I for details on these concepts.