CULTURAL CULTURAL DIFFUSIONDIFFUSION

What is culture?What is culture? Unique way a certain group of people liveUnique way a certain group of people live Lifestyle passed down from generation to Lifestyle passed down from generation to

generationgeneration Behaviors and beliefs shared by members of Behaviors and beliefs shared by members of

the same groupthe same group Shared history or experience of a peopleShared history or experience of a people

Shared Cultural Beliefs & Shared Cultural Beliefs & BehaviorsBehaviors

1.1. LanguageLanguage

2.2. Values & PhilosophiesValues & Philosophies

3.3. Religious Beliefs & MythologiesReligious Beliefs & Mythologies

4.4. Social Structure Social Structure

5.5. Art, Music & LiteratureArt, Music & Literature

6.6. ArchitectureArchitecture

7.7. Styles of DressStyles of Dress

8.8. Foods & Eating HabitsFoods & Eating Habits

9.9. Customs, Traditions & RitualsCustoms, Traditions & Rituals

10.10. Historical MemoriesHistorical Memories

Which culture is represented?Which culture is represented?

Language Architecture Art Mythology

Religion

Philosophy

Clothing Food

Answer:Answer:

Which culture is represented?Which culture is represented?

LiteratureMusic & DanceFoodArt

SportingEvents

ReligiousRituals

Architecture

Answer:Answer:

Cultural VariationCultural Variation

Individuals within a Individuals within a culture may culture may practice their practice their cultural beliefs and cultural beliefs and traditions traditions differently from differently from other individuals in other individuals in that same group.that same group.

What elements of What elements of this wedding this wedding ceremony differ ceremony differ from many from many traditional traditional Christian Christian weddings?weddings?

Consider Christian Consider Christian weddings you have weddings you have attended, or Christian attended, or Christian weddings you have weddings you have watched on TV or in the watched on TV or in the movies. movies.

So….So….

What is What is cultural diffusioncultural diffusion??

DEFINITION:DEFINITION:Cultural DiffusionCultural Diffusion:: the spreading of a the spreading of a cultural trait from one society to anothercultural trait from one society to another

Cultural ExchangeCultural Exchange Diffusion can also be viewed as a cultural Diffusion can also be viewed as a cultural

‘exchange’ of ideas, practices, and goods.‘exchange’ of ideas, practices, and goods.

Elements of our culture have been Elements of our culture have been diffused diffused into into otherother cultures cultures::

Baseball was developed in the US in the late 18Baseball was developed in the US in the late 18thth century.century.

It was introduced to It was introduced to Japan in 1872 by the in 1872 by the American educator American educator Horace Wilson..

How Culture Traits Are Spread

• Migration – movement of people

• War – the “winners” may force their traits on the “losers”

• Trade – the exchange of goods and ideas

• Technology – Internet, cellphone fax, email, telephone, TV