Acculturation as a dominant theoretical marker of the processes of globalization

On the basis of the analysis of the works of the foreign and Russian researchers the author of the article describes the acculturation as a very important result and a manifestation of globalization. He defines the fundamentals of acculturation, the main trends, forms, strategies. He pays considerable attention to the discourse of multiculturalism, traces the various positions of scientists on the most controversial aspects of the problem.