Understanding Diffusion and Its Types

The video tutorial explains the concept of diffusion, focusing on how cultural traits spread from one place to another. It introduces key types of diffusion: relocation, expansion, contagious, hierarchical, and stimulus diffusion, providing examples for each. The video also discusses cultural hearths and how traits originate and spread. The tutorial concludes with additional resources for further study.

What is the term for the origin point of a cultural trait?

• Cultural Heart

• Cultural Hearth

• Cultural Source

• Cultural Origin

Which type of diffusion involves the spread of cultural traits through the migration of people?

• Relocation Diffusion

• Hierarchical Diffusion

• Contagious Diffusion

• Expansion Diffusion

What explains the predominance of Catholicism in Latin America?

• Relocation Diffusion

• Stimulus Diffusion

• Contagious Diffusion

• Hierarchical Diffusion

In expansion diffusion, how do cultural traits spread?

• By staying within the cultural hearth

• Through migration

• By force

• Without the movement of people

Which subtype of expansion diffusion spreads cultural traits rapidly to adjacent populations?

• Contagious Diffusion

• Relocation Diffusion

• Stimulus Diffusion

• Hierarchical Diffusion

How do slang words typically spread among young people?

• By stimulus

• Hierarchically

• Contagiously

• Through relocation

What is hierarchical diffusion?

• Rapid spread to adjacent populations

• Spread of traits from powerful entities

• Spread of traits through migration

• Adaptation of traits to new environments

Which diffusion type involves the adaptation of a cultural trait to fit a new environment?

• Contagious Diffusion

• Hierarchical Diffusion

• Stimulus Diffusion

• Relocation Diffusion

What is an example of stimulus diffusion?

• The spread of farming technology

• The spread of yoga as a non-religious practice

• The spread of Catholicism in Latin America

• The spread of slang words

How did McDonald's adapt its menu in India?

• By introducing beef burgers

• By creating a chicken-based Maharaja Mac

• By serving only local dishes

• By offering vegetarian options