verb
- the process of transmitting the customs, values, and beliefs of a culture to members of that culture, especially to children
Usage: present participle of enculturation; commonly used in anthropology and education
Examples
- Schools play a key role in enculturating young people into civic values.
- Parents are responsible for enculturating their children with family traditions.
- The community center focuses on enculturating immigrant families into local customs.
- Teachers are enculturating students by teaching them the history and language of their heritage.
- Religious institutions have long been involved in enculturating members with spiritual beliefs.
- The program aims at enculturating new employees with the company's core values.