acculturation vs socialization

acculturation and socialization both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acculturation	Yes	No	No	No
socialization	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acculturation and socialization are synonyms defined as:

acculturation and socialization: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

Other synonyms of acculturation include enculturation, socialisation.

acculturation (noun)	socialization (noun)
the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture	the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
all the knowledge and values shared by a society	the act of meeting for social purposes
the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure	the action of establishing on a socialist basis