AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Cultural Diffusion Introduction.ppt

Learn about different aspects of culture , how culture differs from one place to another and how can we differentiate different types of culture diffusions in our societies.

1. CULTURAL
DIFFUSION

2. DEFINITION:
Cultural Diffusion: the spreading of a
cultural trait (material object, idea,
or behavior pattern) from one society
to another
Diffusion can also be viewed as a
cultural ‘exchange’

3. Elements of Culture that have
been ‘diffused’ intoour current
culture:
Foods: Chinese, Mexican, Indian
How many have eaten a fortune
cookie?

4. Elements of Culture that have been
diffused into othercultures:
Baseball
Baseball was developed into the game it is
now in the US in the late 18
th
century.
What is the common saying here in the
US? “As American as ___________ “

5. APPLE PIE!

6. Other examples of cultural
diffusion:

7. Assignment:
You and a partner are
required to find and
research two different
things on the internet
that have been culturally
diffused either intoour
culture, or fromour
culture into another’s
culture.
Fill in the worksheet with
the information you find.