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What is the effect of relocation diffusion on the cultural landscape?
Introduces new cultural elements to the landscape.
What are the effects of hierarchical diffusion on cultural trends?
Trends start in major cities and spread to smaller towns.
What are the effects of acculturation on minority languages?
Minority languages may decline as the dominant language is adopted.
What are the causes of transculturation?
Equal interaction and exchange between two cultures.
What are the effects of syncretism on religious practices?
New religious practices emerge from blending existing ones.
What are the causes and effects of assimilation?
Cause: Desire to integrate. Effect: Loss of original culture.
What are the effects of cultural appropriation on indigenous communities?
Disrespect, exploitation, and loss of cultural authenticity.
What is the effect of the internet on contagious diffusion?
The internet accelerates the spread of trends and ideas.
What are the effects of globalization on cultural diffusion?
Increased interconnectedness leads to more rapid cultural diffusion.
What is the effect of cultural diffusion on cultural diversity?
Can both increase diversity (through new introductions) and decrease it (through homogenization).
What are the effects of cultural diffusion on local traditions?
Local traditions may be threatened or adapted due to outside influences.
Compare acculturation and assimilation.
Acculturation is adaptation; assimilation is complete integration and loss of original culture.
Compare transculturation and syncretism.
Transculturation is an equal exchange; syncretism is the creation of something new.
Compare contagious and hierarchical diffusion.
Contagious is rapid and widespread; hierarchical spreads from powerful to less powerful.
Compare stimulus diffusion and relocation diffusion.
Stimulus involves adaptation; relocation involves movement of people and their culture.
Compare acculturation and cultural appropriation.
Acculturation is adaptation to a dominant culture; appropriation is taking elements without respect.
Compare assimilation and cultural appropriation.
Assimilation is a minority culture being absorbed, appropriation is a dominant culture taking without respect.
Compare expansion and relocation diffusion.
Expansion diffusion spreads from a hearth, relocation diffusion spreads through movement of people.
Compare hierarchical diffusion and stimulus diffusion.
Hierarchical spreads from powerful to less powerful, Stimulus adapts to new cultures.
Compare syncretism and assimilation.
Syncretism creates something new, assimilation involves losing the original culture.
Compare transculturation and cultural appropriation.
Transculturation is an equal exchange, cultural appropriation is taking without respect.
Compare contagious diffusion and relocation diffusion.
Contagious spreads rapidly, while relocation spreads through people moving.
What is cultural diffusion?
The spread of cultural traits from one place to another.
Define relocation diffusion.
The spread of culture due to people moving to a new location.
What is expansion diffusion?
The spread of a cultural trait outward from a hearth.
Define hierarchical diffusion.
Spread from powerful to less powerful people or places.
What is contagious diffusion?
Rapid and widespread diffusion, like a disease.
Define stimulus diffusion.
The spread of an idea that is then modified by the new culture.
What is acculturation?
A minority culture adopts aspects of a dominant culture.
Define transculturation.
An equal exchange of cultural traits between two groups.
What is syncretism?
The creation of a new cultural trait from blending two or more.
Define assimilation.
A minority culture fully integrates into the host culture, losing its original customs.
What is cultural appropriation?
A dominant group takes cultural elements from a minority group without respect.