Types of Cultural Diffusion

The video explores cultural diffusion, focusing on how cultural traits spread from their origin, known as the cultural hearth. It distinguishes between relocation diffusion, where traits move with people without new adopters, and expansion diffusion, where traits spread to new people. Expansion diffusion includes contagious diffusion, spreading rapidly through direct contact; hierarchical diffusion, spreading from authority figures or major cities; and stimulus diffusion, where only parts of a trait spread. Examples include Hinduism's spread through relocation and fashion trends through hierarchical diffusion.

What is the term for the place where cultural traits originate?

• Cultural spread

• Cultural origin

• Cultural hearth

• Cultural diffusion

Which type of diffusion involves the movement of people carrying their cultural traits to a new location?

• Contagious diffusion

• Expansion diffusion

• Hierarchical diffusion

• Relocation diffusion

What is a key characteristic of relocation diffusion?

• New people adopt the cultural trait

• The cultural trait is modified in the new location

• The cultural trait spreads through media

• The same people move with their cultural trait

Which type of diffusion is characterized by rapid spread through person-to-person contact?

• Contagious diffusion

• Stimulus diffusion

• Hierarchical diffusion

• Relocation diffusion

What is an example of contagious diffusion?

• Fashion trends

• Gossip

• Religious practices

• Government policies

How does hierarchical diffusion typically spread?

• Through direct contact

• From nodes of authority to others

• From lower to higher social classes

• From person to person

Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?

• A local festival becoming popular

• A rumor spreading in a school

• A new technology spreading from a major city

• A family moving with their traditions

What is stimulus diffusion?

• The spread of cultural traits through direct contact

• The spread of cultural traits through migration

• The spread of a principle or idea, but not the entire trait

• The spread of a cultural trait in its entirety

Which of the following is an example of stimulus diffusion?

• The global popularity of sushi

• The spread of a new language

• The adaptation of McDonald's menu in India

• The spread of cheeseburgers worldwide

How did Christmas traditions exemplify stimulus diffusion?

• By being celebrated in only one region

• By spreading the entire Christian tradition

• By adopting only the date from a pagan festival

• By spreading through direct contact