Diffusion
What is relocation diffusion?
When people move and bring their culture with them.
What is a lingua franca?
Used by speakers of two different languages for communication
Ex: Mandarin in China
What is culture?
The shared beliefs, practices, behaviors, and technologies of a society.
What is a sense of place?
Unique attributes of a specific location- cultural influences evoked by people in a place.
Ex: Great Wall of China
Cultural divergence
Process of two or more cultures coming into contact with each other and adopting each others traits to become more alike.
Ex: McDonalds
In this diffusion type, an idea spreads outward from a central point rapidly, widely, and continuously from its hearth through close contact with people. Which diffusion is it?
Contagious
Russian in Eastern Europe and Russia, Swahili, and Mandarin are examples of what?
Lingua Franca
Sociofacts
What is an example of cultural divergence?
Cultures becoming less alike due to both cultural and physical barriers.
Jimin from BTS endorses DIOR. Which type of diffusion is it?
Hierarchical
What are the two types of creole language?
Cajun Louisiana (English and French)
Haitian (West African and French)
How does the Statue of Liberty bring a sense of place to New Yorkers and Americans?
-Represents NY's identity
-Sense of place: Cultural influence and feelings evoked by people in a place (distinctiveness)
The Maharaj Mac has chicken instead of beef. Why is that?
Ex: Think of taboos in India!
The taboo for Indians generally is that they cannot eat beef. Cows are sacred animals to Indians.
"Why does Miss Willis often laugh? Fraulein used to always cry." What is this an example of?
Pidgin Language
Difference between ethnocentrism and cultural relativism?
Ethnocentrism: judging another culture based off of ones own standards and belief that their culture is better.
Cultural relativism: unbiased way of viewing another culture. No one culture is superior.
Cultural trait that started with a least interconnected, wealthy, or powerful group of people, but became popular and spread throughout.
Ex: Hip Hop
Reverse hierarchical diffusion
Term to describe how in modern times, imperialism can be pursued through the assertion of political, economic, and cultural influence rather than occupation.
Neocolonialism
How is Tik Tok a part of globalization?
Bonus point (50 pts) What type of diffusion is Tik Tok?
Heterogenous groups of people, often living in urban areas interconnected through globalization and internet/social media.
Contagious or hierarchical