1A VII Diffusion Flashcards
Assimilation
A group’s culture is altered to resemble another group’s features
Acculturation
Changes in a culture resulting from interaction between two groups
Syncretism
Two groups combine into a new culture
Diffusion
Spread of features to different places over time
Hearth
A place where innovation originates
Relocation Diffusion
Ideas spreading through physical movement
Expansion Diffusion
Ideas spreading in an additive process
Hierarchal Diffusion
Ideas spreading due to a person’s authority or power
Contagious Diffusion
Rapid spread of ideas
Stimulus Diffusion
Spread of an underlying principle
- Characteristic fails to diffuse
- Apple device ideas being adopted
Distance Decay
Contact diminishes with increasing distance and eventually disappears
Space-Time Compression
Reducing the time it takes to travel to a different location