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Trans-cultural diffusion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cultural diffusion , as first conceptualized by the famous Alfred L. Kroeber in his influential 1940 paper Stimulus Diffusion , or trans-cultural diffusion in later reformulations, is used in cul...
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The following discussion addresses certain issues connected with the theory of cultural diffusion. Because my recent work has focussed on the problem of parallelism in the cultural artifacts of China and Mesoamerica, I emphasize those two areas of the world.
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Living in Between: Social Marginality and Cultural Diffusion in .; Social Studies School Service Article; Glossary of Terms; Cultural Diffusion in the Walking Drum; Notes on the development of cultural ecology;
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The first major account of cultural diffusion into Japanese culture, which can be found in recorded Japanese history, was between 206-to 700 A.D. during Japan’s Yayoi and Yamato period, by 200 A.D. Japan was slowly beginning trade negotiations with nearby China.
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In this interaction, ethnocentrism and the desire to defend ethnic boundaries generally inhibits clear communication and cultural diffusion.
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