Cultural Diffusion
spread of an idea or innovation from its source
What is cultural diffusion?
the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans or built environment
What is Cultural Landscape?
Judaism and Hinduism are this type of religion
What is an ethnic religion?
Swahili in East Africa and English in global commerce
What is Lingua Franca?
Identity is determined by culture and not physical appearance.
What is ethnicity?
This type of diffusion brought Christianity to the Philippines when the Spanish colonized the Philippines in the sixteenth century.
What is relocation diffusion?
Identifiable signs and symbols of a Chinese cultural landscape in S.an Francisco
What is an ethnic neighborhood?
three major monotheistic religions originated in this region
Where is Southwest Asia?
Force that maintains linguistic homogeneity
What is a centrifugal force?
When cultural traits become part of pop culture by those outside of that culture.
What is cultural appropriation?
The spread of an Internet meme via social media applications is typical of this type of culture
What is pop culture?
Concepts or processes that are symbolized by the pagoda
What is a cultural trait?
originated in South Asia and subsequently spread throughout much of Southeast and East Asia
What is Buddhism?
English language initially diffused to North America through the process
What is relocation diffusion?
Attempts to preserve cultural traits in regions outside of its place of origin.
What is neolocalism?
The increasing sales of clothing brands endorsed by professional athletes to customers in Europe
What is hierarchical diffusion?
Sacred space that must be visited.
What is a pilgrimage?
The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) best illustrates the importance of this.
What are belief systems?
the Internet’s homogenizing effect on global language patterns makes this a lingua franca
What is English?
The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers.
What is assimilation?
Area that has the greatest linguistic fragmentation
Where is the Caucasus?
Looking at a place that has no unique landmarks to differentiate from another place.
What is placelessness?
A combination of traditional, indigenous, and European beliefs in Mexico
What is syncretism?
four languages have similar words for numbers and the names of fish, but different names for a certain disease, what might be concluded about the term fish
What is a cognate?
A feeling that others cultures should adopt your culture because it is superior.
What is ethnocentrism?