Unit 3 Topic 4

Question 1

What is diffusion?

Answer 1

The process by which a cultural trait spreads from one place to another

Question 2

What is a cultural hearth?

Answer 2

A place of origin for a widespread cultural trend

Question 3

What are the types of diffusion?

Answer 3

relocation, expansion, maladaptive

Question 4

What are the types of expansion diffusion?

Answer 4

contagious, hierarchical, stimulus, reverse hierarchical

Question 5

What is relocation diffusion?

Answer 5

The spread of cultural traits that result from the migration of people bringing their culture with them

Question 6

What is expansion diffusion?

Answer 6

The spread of a cultural trait beyond a cultural hearth apart from the movement of people

Question 7

What is maladaptive diffusion?

Answer 7

The adoption of diffusing traits that are not practical or reflective of a region’s environment or culture

Question 8

What is contagious diffusion?

Answer 8

Describes the rapid spread of a cultural trait to adjacent populations without regard for class, race, or any other cultural hierarchies.

Question 9

What is hierarchical diffusion?

Answer 9

Describes a cultural trait that spreads from upper classes to lower classes.

Question 10

What is stimulus diffusion?

Answer 10

Describes the process by which the idea behind a cultural trait stimulates a new, but related, cultural trait

Question 11

What is reverse hierarchical diffusion?

Answer 11

Describes the process by which an idea spreads upward from lower classes to upper classes