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What is cultural convergence?

  • Complete isolation of cultures
  • Tradition maintenance
  • A complete blending of cultures
  • Sharing cultural traits to make cultures similar (correct)

    • What are the two main factors of cultural convergence?

    external and internal factors

    What are the types of internal cultural convergence?

    innovation and assimilation

    What is innovation?

    <p>Introduction of new cultural traits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to assimilate?

    <p>To reduce or completely lose cultural identity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of external cultural convergence?

    <p>acculturation and cultural diffusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is acculturation?

    <p>Adoption of cultural traits from a dominant society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cultural diffusion?

    <p>Spread or movement of a phenomenon over space and time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of cultural diffusion?

    <p>relocation, contagious, hierarchical, and stimulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is relocation diffusion?

    <p>Cultural phenomena spread due to migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is contagious diffusion?

    <p>Cultural phenomena spread to nearby places based on popularity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is hierarchical diffusion?

    <p>Cultural phenomena spread to certain similar places</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is stimulus diffusion?

    <p>Spread of an underlying principle without characteristic diffusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factors prevent cultural diffusion?

    <p>cultural barriers and time-distance decay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are cultural barriers?

    <p>Barriers between cultures that impede interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is time-distance decay?

    <p>Declining intensity of interaction with increasing distance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factors promote cultural diffusion?

    <p>imperialism, colonialism, and globalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is imperialism?

    <p>Extending a country's power and influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is colonialism?

    <p>Acquiring political control over a country and exploiting it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is globalization?

    <p>Expansion of processes to a global scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cultural divergence?

    <p>Separation of societies due to different beliefs and values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can cause cultural divergence?

    <p>traditionalism vs modernism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is traditionalism?

    <p>Maintaining traditional values and avoiding change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is modernism?

    <p>Embracing cultural change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is fundamentalism?

    <p>Following strict teachings and guidelines of a culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does fundamentalism have a negative connotation?

    <p>It can close off intellectual freedom and promote radical ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Cultural Convergence

    • Cultural convergence occurs when multiple cultures closely share traits, leading to similarities in various aspects.
    • Key factors of cultural convergence include external and internal influences.

    Internal Cultural Convergence

    • Types include innovation and assimilation.
    • Innovation involves the introduction of new cultural traits, though not everyone participates in this process.
    • Assimilation refers to minority populations losing their unique cultural traits and merging into a larger host culture, which can be voluntary or forced.

    External Cultural Convergence

    • Comprises acculturation and cultural diffusion.
    • Acculturation occurs when a minority group adopts dominant cultural traits, exemplified by the adoption of jeans post-Soviet Union collapse.
    • Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural phenomena through time and space.

    Types of Cultural Diffusion

    • Relocation diffusion arises from the migration of people, such as the spread of English due to British colonialism.
    • Contagious diffusion spreads cultural phenomena to nearby areas based on popularity, illustrated by Walmart's expansion.
    • Hierarchical diffusion occurs when cultural traits spread through related places, like jazz music originating in New Orleans.
    • Stimulus diffusion involves the spread of an underlying idea without the exact characteristic moving, such as smartphone cameras becoming standard due to competition.

    Barriers and Promoters of Cultural Diffusion

    • Cultural barriers, such as food taboos, can block the exchange of cultural traits.
    • Time-distance decay describes the reduction in cultural interaction intensity as distance from the origin increases.
    • Promoting factors include imperialism, colonialism, and globalization.
    • Imperialism extends a country's influence through military or diplomatic means.
    • Colonialism involves controlling a territory and its resources by settling and exploiting it.
    • Globalization signifies the global expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes.

    Cultural Divergence

    • Cultural divergence happens when societies separate in beliefs, values, and customs, often influenced by different political systems.
    • Causes include the tension between traditionalism and modernism.
    • Traditionalism emphasizes maintaining old values and resisting change, as seen in Afghanistan.
    • Modernism embraces cultural evolution, represented by societal norms in the United States.

    Fundamentalism

    • Involves strict adherence to cultural teachings, exemplified by groups like the Taliban.
    • It carries a negative connotation because it can restrict freedom of thought and has been linked to radical ideas.

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    Test your knowledge on the concept of cultural convergence. This quiz covers key definitions and factors contributing to cultural similarities between societies. Explore the internal and external influences that lead to converging cultural traits.

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