CULTURAL CULTURAL DIFFUSIONDIFFUSION

DEFINITION:DEFINITION:

Cultural Diffusion: the spreading of a Cultural Diffusion: the spreading of a cultural trait (material object, idea, or cultural trait (material object, idea, or behavior pattern) from one society to behavior pattern) from one society to anotheranother

Diffusion can also be viewed as a Diffusion can also be viewed as a cultural ‘exchange’cultural ‘exchange’

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Elements of Culture that have been Elements of Culture that have been ‘diffused’ ‘diffused’ intointo our current culture: our current culture:

Foods: Chinese, Mexican, IndianFoods: Chinese, Mexican, Indian How many have eaten a fortune cookie?How many have eaten a fortune cookie? Picture Library:http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-mcdonalds-Picture Library:http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-mcdonalds-

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Elements of Culture that have been Elements of Culture that have been diffused into diffused into otherother cultures: cultures:

Baseball Baseball Baseball was developed into the game it is Baseball was developed into the game it is

now in the US in the late 18now in the US in the late 18thth century. century. What is the common saying here in the What is the common saying here in the

US? “As American as ___________ “US? “As American as ___________ “

APPLE PIE!APPLE PIE!

Other examples of cultural Other examples of cultural diffusion:diffusion:

Assignment:Assignment:

You and a partner You and a partner are required to find are required to find and research two and research two different things on different things on the internet that the internet that have been have been culturally diffused culturally diffused either either intointo our our culture, or culture, or fromfrom our our culture into culture into another’s culture.another’s culture.

Assignment, Continued:Assignment, Continued:

You may use any You may use any resource on the web, resource on the web, but you must use a but you must use a minimum of 3 minimum of 3 different sites for each different sites for each topic.topic.

There are many There are many search engines that search engines that may help you find may help you find information, such as:information, such as:

www.google.comwww.google.com

Here are some other Here are some other sites that will help you sites that will help you find other sites related find other sites related to your topics:to your topics:

www.yahoo.comwww.yahoo.com www.ask.comwww.ask.com www.loc.govwww.loc.gov

Assignment, Continued, again…Assignment, Continued, again… Minimum of one page for each idea Minimum of one page for each idea

or conceptor concept Include as many pictures as Include as many pictures as

necessary along with your necessary along with your typewritten summariestypewritten summaries

Due at the end of class, be ready to Due at the end of class, be ready to present your topics to your present your topics to your classmates tomorrow!classmates tomorrow!

Be creative in your papers!Be creative in your papers!