Diffusion vs. Acculturation — What's the Difference?

Diffusion is the net movement of anything (for example, atoms, ions, molecules, energy) from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Diffusion is driven by a gradient in concentration.

Acculturation is a process of social, psychological, and cultural change that stems from the balancing of two cultures while adapting to the prevailing culture of the society. Acculturation is a process in which an individual adopts, acquires and adjusts to a new cultural environment as a result of being placed into a new culture, or when another culture is brought to you.

The process of diffusing or the condition of being diffused

The modification of the culture of a group or individual as a result of contact with a different culture.

The scattering of incident light by reflection from a rough surface.

The process by which the culture of a particular society is instilled in a human from infancy onward.

The transmission of light through a translucent material.

A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.

The spontaneous intermingling of the particles of two or more substances as a result of random thermal motion.

A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

The spread of linguistic or cultural practices or innovations within a community or from one community to another.

The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture;

The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.

All the knowledge and values shared by a society

(physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.

The process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.

The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.

(marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.

Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.

The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.

The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.

The act of passing by osmosis through animal membranes, as in the distribution of poisons, gases, etc., through the body. Unlike absorption, diffusion may go on after death, that is, after the blood ceases to circulate.

(physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation

The spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another

The property of being diffused or dispersed

The act of dispersing or diffusing something;