Diffusion vs. Acculturation

Diffusionnoun

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

Acculturationnoun

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

Diffusionnoun

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

Acculturationnoun

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

Diffusionnoun

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

Acculturationnoun

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture;

‘the socialization of children to the norms of their culture’;

Diffusionnoun

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

Acculturationnoun

all the knowledge and values shared by a society

Diffusionnoun

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

Acculturationnoun

the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

Diffusionnoun

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

Acculturation

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.

Diffusionnoun

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

‘A diffusion of knowledge which has undermined superstition.’;

Diffusionnoun

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.

Diffusionnoun

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

Diffusionnoun

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

Diffusionnoun

the property of being diffused or dispersed

Diffusionnoun

the act of dispersing or diffusing something;

‘the dispersion of the troops’; ‘the diffusion of knowledge’;

Diffusion

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.