What is the process of adapting to a new culture called?

• A. Acculturation
• B. Assimilation
• C. Adaptation
• D. Socialization

Answer: (A)

Acculturation is the process of adapting to a new culture, including learning its language, norms, and everyday practices while navigating connections to one’s original culture. This term precisely captures cross-cultural adjustment, unlike adaptation, which is a broad term for any kind of adjustment; assimilation, which often implies absorbing into the host culture and shedding one’s previous identity; or socialization, which is about learning the norms of a culture within that culture rather than moving into a new one.