Blog post 13

KQ3: Why are different places similar

LO1: Define Cultural diffusion

Cultural diffusion is the process of spreading cultural traits from one region to another.

LO2: Describe the five types of cultural diffusion that occur

• Expansion diffusion: an innovation or idea that develops in a source area and remains strong there, while also spreading outward to other areas. This can include hierarchical, stimulus, and contagious diffusion.
• Relocation diffusion: an idea or innovation that migrates into new areas, leaving behind its origin or source of the cultural trait.
• Hierarchical diffusion: an idea or innovation that spreads by moving from larger to smaller places, often with little regard to the distance between places, and often influenced by social elites.
• Contagious diffusion: an idea or innovation that spreads based on person-to-person contact within a given population.
• Stimulus diffusion: an idea or innovation that spreads based on its attachment to another concept.

LO3: Describe historical + modern examples of diffusion

• Silly Bandz- Contagious diffusion
• Christianity- Hierarchal diffusion
• McDonalds- Expansion diffusion  

Today in class we discussed how diffusion works and some examples of diffusion.  We used McDonalds as an example.  McDonald's started in Southern California and grew exponentially.