enculturation

Examples of enculturation in the following topics:

• Feral Children

  • In reality, feral children lack the basic social skills that are normally learned in the process of enculturation.

• Cultural Transmission

  • The process by which a child acquires his or her own culture is referred to as "enculturation. " Cultural learning allows individuals to acquire skills that they would be unable to independently over the course of their lifetimes.

• Racism

  • Racism is an expression of culture, passed on through enculturation and socialization.

• Cognitive Apprenticeship

  • As Brown, Collins, & Duguid describe it, "Cognitive apprenticeship methods try to enculturate students into authentic practices through activity and social interaction in a way similar to that evident in craft apprenticeship."