Cultural Processes & Diffusion
Which scenario best represents assimilation?
A. A family keeps its traditional language while living in an ethnic neighborhood
B. A country protects freedom of religion
C. A child attends a boarding school that forces them to abandon their original culture
D. A religion blending with local practices
C. A child attends a boarding school that forces them to abandon their original culture
A temple is best identified as an example of:
A. Acculturation
B. Materialized culture
C. Assimilation
D. Cultural trait
D. Cultural trait
What term refers to the study of place names?
A. Isonyms
B. Phenonyms
C. Toponyms
D. Loconyms
C. Toponyms
Cultural differences such as language and religion causing political division are:
A. Centripetal forces
B. Centrifugal forces
C. Globalizing forces
D. Imperial impacts
B. Centrifugal forces
Christianity spreading to the Americas through waves of migration leading to many forms is an example of—
A. Contagious diffusion
B. Hierarchical diffusion
C. Stimulus diffusion
D. Relocation diffusion
D. Relocation diffusion
Which religion is an ethnic religion?
A. Islam
B. Mormonism
C. Buddhism
D. Judaism
D. Judaism
Popular culture is typical of:
A. Small homogenous groups
B. Indigenous communities
C. Large heterogeneous societies
D. Isolated groups
C. Large heterogeneous societies
Explain how popular culture spreads differently from folk culture, using examples of diffusion patterns.
Popular culture spreads quickly and widely through hierarchical diffusion and contagious diffusion. In contrast, folk culture spreads slowly and on a much smaller scale, usually through relocation diffusion.
Give an example of how a centripetal force and a centrifugal force have shaped a country’s cultural or political landscape.
Need to provide a specific example of a centripetal force bringing people together and