Expansion Diffusion
What is expansion diffusion?
When an idea or invention that starts in hearth remains strong as it spreads to other places.
What is urbanization?
The growth of cities and the migration of people into them; increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.
Swahili in East Africa is an example of ____.
lingua franca
What is imperialism?
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
What is a lingua franca?
A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages.
What are the three types of expansion diffusion?
1.) Contagious
2.) Hierarchical
3.) Stimulus
What are cultural interactions mostly fueled by? (name at least 2; there are 4 possible answers here)
1.) Urbanization
2.) Globalization
3.) Social Media
4.) Time-Space Compression
Globalization and diffusion ____ the distance between cultures.
A) lengthens
B) maintains
C) shrinks
C) shrinks
What two policies lead to the diffusion of cultures?
colonialism and imperialism
What is creolization?
The blending of two languages or cultures to create something new.
What great disease from 2020 is an example of contagious diffusion?
COVID-19
What is globalization?
The increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of countries and cultures, driven by advancements in technology, trade, communication, and transportation.
What are 2 things that influence culture? (there are 5 possible answer here -- think generally)
1.) Media
2.) Technology Changes
3.) Politics
4.) Economics
5.) Social Relationships
What technological advancement invented in the late 1900s revolutionized the speed and reach of diffusion?
The Internet
What is maladaptive diffusion?
The adoption of diffusing traits that are not practical or reflective of a region's environment or culture.
Fashion trends diffusing from NYC is an example of which type of expansion diffusion?
Hierarchical diffusion
Q. What happens as society urbanizes?
A. People come into large urban areas and are exposed to _____ culture.
Fill in the blank.
Popular
Amish people may stop speaking Dutch and German. This is an example of how popular culture affects ___ culture.
folk
What is an example of diffusion of cultures because of colonialism and imperialism? (2 possible answers here, get at least 1)
* hint: one is a network of trade routes, other began in the 1400s
1.) Silk Road
2.) Columbian Exchange
What is the most common type of example of creolization (between which two groups)?
The blending of a colonial power's language and the native tribe's language (ex. French and African languages)
What is a stimulus diffusion? Is missionaries spreading Christianity an example of stimulus diffusion?
When a cultural trait is diffused, but first has to have adapt to be accepted.
No.
An effect of exposure of urbanization is a change of culture. Where is there an exception to this exposure?
Ethnic neighborhoods; isolated or indigenous communities
This Amish are an example of cultural ____.
divergence
Which empire/nation used imperialism very successfully, as as their main means of great expansion (controlled India and Africa)?
The British Empire.
Even after independence, English remains widely used in areas like law, economics, and business in India is an example of what process?
*hint: starts with the letter 'a'
acculturation