Cultural Diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Idea based on person to person contact within a given population.
Expansion Diffusion
Idea that develops in an area and remains strong there while also spreading to other areas.
Relocation Diffusion
Idea that develops in an area but moves to different places, leaving behind its origin.
Hierarchical Diffusion
Idea that moves from larger to smaller places without regard to the distance between places.
Example of Expansion Diffusion
McDonald's
Example of Hierarchical Diffusion
Missionaries who try to convert for the sake of religion.
Example of Relocation Diffusion
Native Americans removed from their land and relocated.
Cultural Diffusion
Spread of ideas, styles, religions, technologies, foods, and languages within a single culture or throughout different cultures.
Example of Contagious Diffusion
When Muhammad started the spread of Islam through word of mouth.