Question

What is cultural diffusion and explain two ways in

What is cultural diffusion and explain two ways in which your culture has been influenced by other cultures？

Answer 1

NHK : What is cultural diffusion ?? -----> "Cultural diffusion" is the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another~...There are three types of such diffusion...Direct diffusion of culture occurs when two distinct cultures are very close together...Over time, direct contact between the two leads to an intermingling of the cultures...Historically this occurred through trade, inter-marriage, and sometimes warfare because members of the various cultures interacted with each other for long periods...An example today would be the similar interest in soccer in some areas of the United States and Mexico~...Forced diffusion or expansion diffusion is the second method of cultural diffusion and takes place when one culture defeats another and forces its beliefs and customs onto the conquered people...An example here would be when the Spanish took over lands in the Americas and later forced the original inhabitants to convert to Roman Catholicism in the 16th and 17th Centuries~...The last type is indirect diffusion...Indirect diffusion type happens when cultural ideas are spread through a middleman or even another culture...An example here would be the popularity of Italian food throughout North America...Technology, mass media, and the internet are both playing a huge role in promoting this type of cultural diffusion around the world today~......... NHK : 实际上...Cultural diffusion 应该有3种的渗透方式...并不是2种...我们称作 Direct diffusion (= 直接渗透)...Indirect diffusion (= 间接渗透)...以及 Forced diffusion / Expansion diffusion (= 武力渗透 / 扩张型渗透).........

Answer 2

文化冲突和文化双向影响是什么