Causes of cultural change

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process of finding a new place or an object, artefact or anything that previously existed.

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Discovery

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implies a creative mental process. It could be either social or material or it could also be new methods or techniques.

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Invention

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spread of cultural traits or social practices from a society or group to another belonging to the same society or to another through direct contact with each other and exposure to new forms.

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Diffusion

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cultural borrowing and cultural imitation Example: The Filipinos are said to be the best English-speaking people of Asia. (Types of diffusion)

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Acculturation

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blending or fusion of two distinct cultures through long periods of interaction Example: Americanization of Filipino immigrants to the US. (Type of diffusion)

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Assimilation

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biological or hereditary fusion of members of different societies Example: Marriage between a Filipino and an American. (Type of diffusion)

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Amalgamation

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deliberate infusion of a new culture to another Example: The teaching of American history and culture to the Filipinos during the early American Regime. (Type of diffusion)

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Enculturation

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political, social, and political policy of establishing a colony which would be subject to the rule or governance of the colonizing state.

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Colonization

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aim to change the whole social order and replace the leadership. They challenge the existing folkways and mores, and propose a new scheme of norms, values and organization.

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Rebellion and revolutionary movements