Asked by Natalia Perez on Jun 12, 2024

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The massive cultural change that occurs in a society when it experiences intensive firsthand contact with a more powerful society is called:​

A) ​ethnocide
B) ​acculturation
C) ​enculturation
D) ​genocide

Acculturation

The process of cultural change and psychological change that results following meeting between cultures, involving the adoption of elements of a foreign culture by a group or individual.

Intensive Firsthand Contact

Direct and deep engagement with individuals, groups, or settings, often used in qualitative research to gain a detailed understanding of subjects' perceptions and behaviors.

Ethnocide

The deliberate and systematic destruction of the culture of an ethnic group, involving the eradication of cultural artifacts, languages, and practices.

  • Understand the dynamics of cultural change through events like acculturation and ethnocide.
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Valeria RuslanovnaJun 13, 2024
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B
Explanation :
Acculturation refers to the massive cultural change that occurs in a society when it experiences intensive firsthand contact with a more powerful society. Ethnocide refers to the deliberate destruction of a culture, while genocide refers to the deliberate destruction of a group of people based on their ethnicity or nationality. Enculturation refers to the process of learning one's own culture from within the society.