Cultural Diffusion: Scope or Threat

There were many cases of cultural diffusion in all of Asia. East Asia included the spread of Confucianism and Buddhism. Both of these had a positive and negative effect, because at times they went against each other. Buddhism had a real negative effect because of its belief of reincarnation. One of the main reasons why there are so many suicide cases in east Asia. Confucianism had a overall good effect because it taught a moral code. A example of cultural diffusion in South Asia would be the spread of Hinduism. It had a positive effect because it taught about telling the truth. Southeast Asia was greatly influenced by Theravada Buddhism. It teaches about the follower staying away from all evil. Southeast Asia was also greatly influenced by

Why are Some Nations Rich and Others Poor? Introduction Over the years, a nation’s economy will change drastically and, due to a large variety of factors, there are now countries who are significantly wealthier than others. These factors range from lack of education, to lack of natural resources and all of them notably effect the economy of a country.

Cortney McMath Many ideas and practices that are applied here in the United States are a result of cultural diffusion from Mexico. Cultural diffusion is defined as “the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another.” In today’s times, people are more open and welcoming of other cultures, while they are still preserving their own in the process. Throughout, the cultural portfolio project, many connections and differences have been made between my lifestyle and values here in the United States with Mexico’s lifestyle.

One way that culture is developed in a society is through innovation. Innovation happens when someone invents, discovers, or combines something that could have an affect on a culture. Another way culture is developed is through diffusion. Diffusion is the process in which a piece of culture is transferred form on society to another.

C) the process by which a cultural item is spread from group to group or society to society.

America is a country where individuals are able to find their own niche within their community, to connect with other individuals with common beliefs, and to have an American identity without losing their own roots. One of the reasons why America is what it is today is because of how its history was started and founded. Ever since its discovery, people from different continents such as Africa, Europe, and Asia have immigrated to America for various reasons, allowing America to be ethnically diverse. Throughout the world, cultural diffusion occurs; however, in America, cultural diffusion has been part of the country’s culture since the colonial era. For example, the colonies in America did not only interact with their mother country,

Through stories like Blaxicans, Of Plymouth Plantation, and Mother Tongue, the element of immigration is shown strongly throughout. The encounters of immigration are in America with other cultures and each culture deals with different encounters followed by different struggles. These encounters affected the people coming to america and the people already in America but overall it changed America as a whole nation. Immigration changed America and the lives of those who settled here through widespreads of cultural diffusion.

At this point of time, globalization has grown to be a phenomenon that is significantly important economically, politically, and culturally. The amalgamation and incorporation of the world economy around the globe has reshaped business. Not only this, it has created "new social classes, different jobs, unimaginable wealth, and, occasionally, wretched poverty" (Kiggundu 2002, p. 4) by restructuring the lives of the individuals. For some, globalization is associated to modernism and contemporary practices. Others understand it as American domination (particularly those living in Asia). On the other hand, some people believe it to be the emasculation of America (Kiggundu 2002, p. 4).

Bananas are the most popular fruit throughout Europe with a 50% advantage while apples are followed by 38%. Without the effects of Cultural Diffusion individuals will not be able to enjoy the benefits of these fruits. As through the spread of foods and goods come the advantages of Cultural Diffusion. Cultural Diffusion is the spread of the beliefs and social activities of one culture to different ethnicities, religions, nationalities. In this case the spread of new technologies has occured, new religion, and lastly new imported goods. The question is did Cultural Diffusion have a positive or negative impact on society? Cultural Diffusion had a positive impact on society because it led to many advances in society such as,technological,religion, and trading of goods.

Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural ideas from their place of origin to other regions, groups or nations. Norfolk Island was predominantly a Polynesian cultural community. Today’s cultural community involves many aspects of British and Pitcairn culture. Moreover, the island has benefited greatly from the spread of foreign cultures. British immigrants migrate from England, and brought their own skills, tradition, cultural beliefs, and social activities. The British established Norfolk Island as a penal colony, and they send criminals from Sydney, Australia to the island. Also, their culture spread, as they settled at Norfolk Island. However, the penal colony abandoned, and the population declined. The British Pitcairn islanders (descentants

In the United States, there were many immigrants, and there were opportunities to get jobs for immigrants. Therefore, many immigrants believed that they spend better life in the U.S. than they spend life in the home country. It is very important that cultural and social mobility increase in citizens, especially poor people, and I foresee a time when I will be economically mobile for several reasons.

‘Made in Bangladesh’ is an episode from the CBC TV series, ‘The Fifth Estate’ that attempts to investigate the tragic Rana Plaza accident. The crew led by Mark Kelley and ex-designer for Walmart, Sujit Sennik discovers a ledger pulled from the rubble that they use to piece together clues of how the supply chain for Canadian retailers work. From the information available, they figured out that the fast fashion industry was well-aware that they

It also promotes unity when people appreciate each other’s cultures. Cultural leveling is the process of interaction between cultures in the process of travelling and communicating. It is most seen in dominant cultures such as the Americans and British who love to tour the world hence displaying their cultures to new people. Cultural diffusion is when cultures are learned or adopted from other groups while cultural leveling is when cultures become the same. They are similar in that there is interaction of different groups in both cases. An example of cultural diffusion today takes place when people are exposed to foreign cultures. It occurs when students are offered scholarships to study in other countries where they learn new ways of living and adopt them. Another example of cultural diffusion is how basketball is now a huge part of the Japanese culture. Cultural leveling on the other hand has been extended through social media, televisions and radios. For example ways of dressing for various cultures has been leveled through influence of social media. Choice of music has also been made uniform when radio stations play common songs to different cultures. Cultural leveling is the process of cultures becoming very similar to each other. For example, McDonalds can be seen all over Europe and US has adopted a lot of European fashion and even music. What about Mickey Mouse and Flintstones? They are very popular in

Cultural individuality and distinctiveness is the pride of every nation. All communities rejoice in the richness and exoticness of their own cultural symbols, be it dressing, architecture, language or way-of-life. With the dawn of globalization, however, cultural variety and distinguishing characteristics are vanishing; giving rise to a monoculture common to all. While this may be a harbinger of unity and relatedness among all people of the world, it also damages the unique cultural identities they once took pride in. This paper discusses the effects of globalization on culture, along with its positive and negative effects. Since the effects of globalization on culture are non-exhaustive, it is attempted to incorporate a few of the most

Bangladesh is a south Asian country and has an approximate population reaching 164 million. The manufacturing industry is what Bangladesh is known for. That industry also accounted for almost 12% of GDP in 2009 and 2010 with employing over four million people (The Bangladesh Accord Foundation, 2014). The labor force is made up of young, urbanizing, mainly women. Bangladesh accounts for approximately 78% total exports (The Bangladesh Accord Foundation, 2014), which is second to China.