The other side of the coin is cultural diffusion. The cultural diffusion theory believes that while independent invention can account for some of the similarities cultures share, the majority of them are the result of different ideas, religions, languages, myths, traditions, and other aspects of culture being passed from one group of people to the next like germs during flu season.
One example that I can think of off the top of my head is the Romans. Their mythology is almost the same as the Greeks, but with different names. A good example of both theories at work can be found in the Nova documentary I watched recently in my North American Archaeology class. As Tylor himself noted, projectile points are something that has been used across most cultures.
The Clovis point itself originated at the Gault Site in central Texas. What really stuck out to me when connecting the reading from our Anthropological Theory class to the video from my North American Archaeology class together was something the narrator said. And different bands of Clovis people probably traded more than just tools; they may have been exchanging potential spouses.
Moberg, Mark. Published in That documentary was super interesting! I especially liked the quote at the very end that you used. We just recently watched the video about the invention of the Clovis and how it may have originated.
I do not think that during that time period of the clovis, that it was uncommon to trade. In fact, I believe trading occurred frequently when other people would run in to one another. They possibly settled for a day or two to rest and they would rest together. Building a small network maybe when it comes to trading. Of course! That is just me theorizing a possibility to how they functioned.
Us a society today, go to school and learn from teachers, but they also learn from their students. When people would run in to each other while moving around, I do not think it is far fetched they interacted with trading and teaching each other new skills to survive and make life easier for themselves. Beginning in the s, Western governments began to deregulate social services while granting greater liberties to private businesses.
As a result, world markets became dominated by multinational companies, a new state of affairs at that time. We have since come to refer to this integration of international trade and finance markets as globalization. Increased communications and air travel have further opened doors for international business relations, facilitating the flow not only of goods but also of information and people as well Scheuerman Globalization will be covered in more detail in a later chapter of this book.
A series of processes that work trans-nationally to promote change in a world in which nations and people are increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent Kottak p. Though technology continues to impact changes in society, culture does not always change at the same pace. Often there is a delay when integrating a new feature into the rest of the culture. Because often other elements of the culture have to change to meet or maintain the needs of the new cultural trait or feature.
The automobile is a good example of an invention that took some time to become a part of the mainstream culture. People had to be persuaded that the automobile was a better form of transportation, roads had to be constructed, a way to procure fuel needed to be developed, mechanics were needed to fix cars, efficient production of cars had to be developed, safety concerns needed to be addressed as well as rules of the road, and numerous other elements had to catch up with the invention of the automobile.
Material culture tends to be adopted more quickly than nonmaterial culture; technology can spread through society in a matter of months, but it can take generations for the ideas and beliefs of society to change. Sociologist William F. Ogburn coined the term culture lag to refer to this time that elapses between the introduction of a new item of material culture and its acceptance as part of the nonmaterial culture Ogburn People are usually open to adapt or try new objects and inventions before modifying their values, beliefs, norms, expressive symbols, or practices.
The time that elapses between the introduction of a new item of material culture and its acceptance as part of the nonmaterial culture. Kottak, Conrad P. New York, N. Y: McGraw-Hill, Ogburn, William F. Scheuerman, William. Revised Zalta, Summer.
Access for free at openstax. Definition: diffusion The borrowing of cultural traits between cultures, either directly or through intermediaries. Definition: independent invention The process by which humans innovate, creatively finding solutions to problems.
Definition: acculturation An ongoing exchange of cultural traits between groups that have continuous first-hand contact; both groups experience change while remaining two distinct groups. Definition: globalization A series of processes that work trans-nationally to promote change in a world in which nations and people are increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent Kottak p. Definition: culture lag The time that elapses between the introduction of a new item of material culture and its acceptance as part of the nonmaterial culture.
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