What is the Meaning & Definition of transculturation

Transculturation is the process that takes place when a social group (community) receives and adopts the cultural forms from another group. The community eventually replace, to a certain extent, its own cultural practices. The concept was developed in the field of anthropology. Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz Fernández (1881-1969) is reported as being the one who appointed the concept in his studies of cultural contact between several groups.
The meaning of the term has evolved over the years, especially as regards its scope of action. Originally, transculturation was regarded as a process that grew gradually until the acculturation (when a culture is required to another) take place.
Although transculturation may proceed without conflicts, it is normal that the process entails some clashes since receiving culture suffered the imposition of certain aspects which, until then, were foreign to him.

Little by little, transculturation began to be used to describe the cultural changes that take place over time. In this sense, transculturation does not necessarily imply a conflict, but rather a phenomenon of cultural enrichment.
More generally, there is mention that transculturation is to adapt the characteristics and traits of a foreign culture and reshape them for its own use. The transition occurs in several stages where, inevitably, certain elements of the culture of origin are lost. After specialists in this matter, the biggest conflict takes place during the first stage of transculturation, i.e., when the dominant culture begins to impose itself on the subject.