Topic 3.8 Effects of Diffusion

Question 1

Acculturation

Answer 1

borrowing/adopting/sharing some traits, without one culture overtaking the other

Examples: loan words, fashion diffusion

Question 2

Assimilation

Answer 2

a dominant culture absorbs another, could destroy or incorporate the abosrbed culture

Example: Americanization of others

Question 3

Syncretism

Answer 3

something new gets created from the combination of cultural traits

Example: fusion cuisine, combination languages (creole and pidgins)

Question 4

Multiculturalism

Answer 4

coexisting cultures that are still distinct present in the landscape

Examples: food courts, multiple langauges spoken in a community