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| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Body Ritual Among the Nacirema Horace Miner, 1993-08-01 |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, 2001-11-15 This volume is part of an effort to review what is known about the determinants of fertility transition in developing countries and to identify lessons that might lead to policies aimed at lowering fertility. It addresses the roles of diffusion processes, ideational change, social networks, and mass communications in changing behavior and values, especially as related to childbearing. A new body of empirical research is currently emerging from studies of social networks in Asia (Thailand, Taiwan, Korea), Latin America (Costa Rica), and Sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Ghana). Given the potential significance of social interactions to the design of effective family planning programs in high-fertility settings, efforts to synthesize this emerging body of literature are clearly important. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Introduction to Sociology 2e Nathan J. Keirns, Heather Griffiths, Eric Strayer, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Gail Scaramuzzo, Sally Vyain, Tommy Sadler, Jeff D. Bry, Faye Jones, 2015-03-17 This text is intended for a one-semester introductory course.--Page 1. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Mirror for Humanity Conrad Phillip Kottak, 2019 This concise, student-friendly, current introduction to cultural anthropology carefully balances coverage of core topics and contemporary changes in the field. Mirror for Humanity is a perfect match for cultural anthropology courses that use readings or ethnographies along with a main text. --Amazon. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Spatial Diffusion Richard Morrill, Gary L. Gaile, 1988-02-01 In this concise, clear introduction, the authors describe the theory of spatial diffusion, its method of measurement and many of its applications. The seminal work of Torsten Hagerstrand, who introduced the original spatial model of diffusion, is outlined. The authors then summarise the developments that have been made to Hagerstrand's formulation, and make suggestions for future research. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Cultural Transmission and Evolution (MPB-16), Volume 16 L L Cavalli-sforza, Marcus Feldman, 2020-03-31 A number of scholars have found that concepts such as mutation, selection, and random drift, which emerged from the theory of biological evolution, may also explain evolutionary phenomena in other disciplines as well. Drawing on these concepts, Professors Cavalli-Sforza and Feldman classify and systematize the various modes of transmitting culture and explore their consequences for cultural evolution. In the process, they develop a mathematical theory of the non-genetic transmission of cultural traits that provides a framework for future investigations in quantitative social and anthropological science. The authors use quantitative models that incorporate the various modes of transmission (for example, parent-child, peer-peer, and teacher-student), and evaluate data from sociology, archaeology, and epidemiology in terms of the models. They show that the various modes of transmission in conjunction with cultural and natural selection produce various rates of cultural evolution and various degrees of diversity within and between groups. The same framework can be used for explaining phenomena as apparently unrelated as linguistics, epidemics, social values and customs, and diffusion of innovations. The authors conclude that cultural transmission is an essential factor in the study of cultural change. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Human Evolution Beyond Biology and Culture Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh, 2018-10-18 A complete account of evolutionary thought in the social, environmental and policy sciences, creating bridges with biology. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Nation Building Andreas Wimmer, 2018-05-01 A new and comprehensive look at the reasons behind successful or failed nation building Nation Building presents bold new answers to an age-old question. Why is national integration achieved in some diverse countries, while others are destabilized by political inequality between ethnic groups, contentious politics, or even separatism and ethnic war? Traversing centuries and continents from early nineteenth-century Europe and Asia to Africa from the turn of the twenty-first century to today, Andreas Wimmer delves into the slow-moving forces that encourage political alliances to stretch across ethnic divides and build national unity. Using datasets that cover the entire world and three pairs of case studies, Wimmer’s theory of nation building focuses on slow-moving, generational processes: the spread of civil society organizations, linguistic assimilation, and the states’ capacity to provide public goods. Wimmer contrasts Switzerland and Belgium to demonstrate how the early development of voluntary organizations enhanced nation building; he examines Botswana and Somalia to illustrate how providing public goods can bring diverse political constituencies together; and he shows that the differences between China and Russia indicate how a shared linguistic space may help build political alliances across ethnic boundaries. Wimmer then reveals, based on the statistical analysis of large-scale datasets, that these mechanisms are at work around the world and explain nation building better than competing arguments such as democratic governance or colonial legacies. He also shows that when political alliances crosscut ethnic divides and when most ethnic communities are represented at the highest levels of government, the general populace will identify with the nation and its symbols, further deepening national political integration. Offering a long-term historical perspective and global outlook, Nation Building sheds important new light on the challenges of political integration in diverse countries. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: The Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, 1999-04-12 This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the Workshop on the Social Processes Underlying Fertility Change in Developing Countries, organized by the Committee on Population of the National Research Council (NRC) in Washington, D.C., January 29-30, 1998. Fourteen papers were presented at the workshop; they represented both theoretical and empirical perspectives and shed new light on the role that diffusion processes may play in fertility transition. These papers served as the basis for the discussion that is summarized in this report. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Python for Graph and Network Analysis Mohammed Zuhair Al-Taie, Seifedine Kadry, 2017-03-20 This research monograph provides the means to learn the theory and practice of graph and network analysis using the Python programming language. The social network analysis techniques, included, will help readers to efficiently analyze social data from Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, GitHub and many others at three levels of depth: ego, group, and community. They will be able to analyse militant and revolutionary networks and candidate networks during elections. For instance, they will learn how the Ebola virus spread through communities. Practically, the book is suitable for courses on social network analysis in all disciplines that use social methodology. In the study of social networks, social network analysis makes an interesting interdisciplinary research area, where computer scientists and sociologists bring their competence to a level that will enable them to meet the challenges of this fast-developing field. Computer scientists have the knowledge to parse and process data while sociologists have the experience that is required for efficient data editing and interpretation. Social network analysis has successfully been applied in different fields such as health, cyber security, business, animal social networks, information retrieval, and communications. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: The Fourth Industrial Revolution Klaus Schwab, 2017-01-03 World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolution, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work. Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wearable sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Imagine “smart factories” in which global systems of manufacturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials. The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history. He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individuals. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future—one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frameworks that advance progress. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Introduction to Human Geography David Dorrell, Joseph P. Henderson, 2018-10 |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: The Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology Alan Barnard, Jonathan Spencer, 2009-12-04 Written by leading scholars in the field, this comprehensive and readable resource gives anthropology students a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline. Combining anthropological theory and ethnography, it includes 275 substantial entries, over 300 short biographies of important figures in anthropology, and nearly 600 glossary items. The fully revised and expanded second edition reflects major changes in anthropology in the past decade. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Social Change with Respect to Culture and Original Nature William F. Ogburn, 1922 |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: The SAGE Handbook of Social Network Analysis John Scott, Peter J. Carrington, 2011-05-25 This sparkling Handbook offers an unrivalled resource for those engaged in the cutting edge field of social network analysis. Systematically, it introduces readers to the key concepts, substantive topics, central methods and prime debates. Among the specific areas covered are: Network theory Interdisciplinary applications Online networks Corporate networks Lobbying networks Deviant networks Measuring devices Key Methodologies Software applications. The result is a peerless resource for teachers and students which offers a critical survey of the origins, basic issues and major debates. The Handbook provides a one-stop guide that will be used by readers for decades to come. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Manet Pierre Bourdieu, 2018-05-18 What is a 'symbolic revolution'? What happens when a symbolic revolutions occurs, how can it succeed and prevail and why is it so difficult to understand? Using the exemplary case of Édouard Manet, Pierre Bourdieu began to ponder these questions as early as the 1980s, before making it the focus of his lectures in his last years at the Collége de France. This second volume of Bourdieu's previously unpublished lectures provides his most sustained contribution to the sociology of art and the analysis of cultural fields. It is also a major contribution to our understanding of impressionism and the works of Manet. Bourdieu treats the paintings of Manet as so many challenges to the conservative academicism of the pompier painters, the populism of the Realists, the commercial eclecticism of genre painting, and even the 'Impressionists', showing that such a revolution is inseparable from the conditions that allow fields of cultural production to emerge. At a time when the Academy was in crisis and when the increase in the number of painters challenged the role of the state in defining artistic value, the break that Manet inaugurated revolutionised the aesthetic order. The new vision of the world that emerged from this upheaval still shapes our categories of perception and judgement today - the very categories that we use everday to understand the representations of the world and the world itself. This major work by one of the greatest sociologists of the last 50 years will be of great interest to students and scholars in sociology, art history and the social sciences and humanities generally. It will also appeal to a wide readership interested in art, in impressionism and in the works of Manet. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements Donatella Della Porta, Mario Diani, 2015 The Handbook presents a most updated and comprehensive exploration of social movement research. It not only maps, but also expands the field of social movement studies, taking stock of recent developments in cognate areas of studies, within and beyond sociology and political science. While structured around traditional social movement concepts, each section combines the mapping of the state of the art with attempts to broaden our knowledge of social movements beyond classic theoretical agendas, and to identify the contribution that social movement studies can give to other fields of knowledge. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture Dale Southerton, 2011-09-15 The Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture is the first reference work to outline the parameters of consumer culture and provide a critical, scholarly resource on consumption and consumerism. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Down to Earth Sociology: 14th Edition James M. Henslin, 2007-02-13 Presents a selection of forty-six readings that provide, an introduction to the sociological perspective, look at how sociologists conduct research, examine the cultural underpinnings of social life, and discuss social groups and social structure, gender and sexuality, deviance, and social stratification, institutions, and change. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Learn Sociology Edward Brent, Edward E. Brent, J. Scott Lewis, 2013-02-20 Learn Sociology creates a new paradigm for student-centered learning in introductory sociology courses. Written with 21st century students in mind, this text presents introductory sociology content in a highly interactive format that is both easy to use and highly compatible with digital applications. Drawing on best practices in educational pedagogy, Learn Sociology emphasizes immersive learning, an approach that pairs critical analysis of sociological concepts with examples from everyday life to engage students actively with the material. Weaved through the text are recurring themes that put sociology into context, such as social structure, social control, social inequality, the social construction of reality, scientific knowledge, and social change. Learn Sociology optimizes learning through enhanced coverage, study, testing, and review while emphasizing the applying that reinforces comprehension. Based on a modular concept format, each chapter in Learn Sociology addresses a major concept in the introductory sociology curriculum. Associated with each module are key learning objectives, preview statements, illustrations, and a concept learning check assessment. With Learn Sociology, students have access to immediate computer-based feedback on essay questions that helps them practice writing and revising, reason critically, and grapple with real-world issues. All content in Learn Sociology is highly visual, current, and easy to understand while avoiding distracting and off-topic material. Visual overviews play to dynamic learning and underscore important points. The result is an introductory sociology curriculum that is engaging, consistent, and complete while providing students with a roadmap for learning, reviewing and self-assessment. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Sick Societies Robert B. Edgerton, 2010-06-15 Author and scholar Robert Edgerton challenges the notion that primitive societies were happy and healthy before they were corrupted and oppressed by colonialism. He surveys a range of ethnographic writings, and shows that many of these so-called innocent societies were cruel, confused, and misled. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Material Culture and Technology in Everyday Life Phillip Vannini, 2009 Focusing on the technoculture of everyday life, this book attempts to zero in on the simplicity and the habitual character of the interaction between humans and material objects, which is often assumed or taken for granted. Because objects are always meaningful in the pragmatic use to which they are directed, the material world of everyday life can be seen as a technoculture of its own - one made of behaviors as simple, and yet as significant, as using a lawnmower, or decorating one's body. In discussing the unique methodological components of the ethnography of the technoculture of everyday life, this book begins a dialogue on how we can examine - from the participants' perspective - the interconnections between social agents, their technological/material practices, their material objects or technics, and their social and material environment. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Transliteracy in Complex Information Environments Suzana Sukovic, 2016-10-24 Transliteracy in Complex Information Environments considers this relatively new concept, which has attracted a great deal of interest in the library and information field, particularly among practitioners. The notion of transliteracy arises in the context of increasingly complex information and communication environments characterised by multimodality and new roles of creators and consumers. Transliteracy concerns the ability to apply and transfer a range of skills and contextual insights to a variety of settings. Rather than focusing on any one skillset or technology, transliteracy is about fluidity of movement across a range of contexts. This book is concerned with processes of learning and knowledge creation. An understanding of transliteracy emergesfrom research data gathered in university and high school settings. Transliteracy is considered in relation to other literacies as an overarching framework. Applications in education and lifelong learning are discussed. Social aspects of transliteracy are considered in relation to academic cultures and broader social trends, particularly hybrid cultures - Provides an overarching model of transliteracy based on the well-established information literacy - Relates to a number of professional and academic fields, such as library and information, education, communication, media, and cultural studies - Integrates both professional and academic perspectives |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: The Body Mike Featherstone, Mike Hepworth, Bryan S Turner, 1991-02 This challenging volume reasserts the centrality of the body within social theory as a means to understanding the complex interrelations between nature, culture and society. The importance of a theoretical understanding of the body to social and cultural analysis of contemporary societies is demonstrated through specific case studies. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Encyclopedia of Sociology Edgar F. Borgatta, Rhonda J. V. Montgomery, 2000 Online version of the 5 v. encyclopedia published in 2000. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Introduction to the Sociology of Missions Robert L. Montgomery, 1999-11-30 While much work has been done to apply anthropological insights to the study of missions, the sociological perspective has been generally neglected by missiologists. This volume defines the sociology of missions as a discrete subdiscipline within the sociology of religion and provides a working set of conceptual resources for those involved in mission work to use in furthering their understanding of their task. The author reviews the major areas of sociology that are most relevant to missions and presents his findings as a basis for discussion and a stimulus to further exploration of relevant sociological concepts and theories. One of his main goals is to increase dialogue between missiologists and sociologists of religion, by providing the former with a sociological perspective and the latter with a deeper understanding of the missionary enterprise. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Sociology On Culture Marshall Battani, John R. Hall, Mary Jo Neitz, 2004-06-02 Culture has become a touchstone of interdisciplinary conversation. For readers interested in sociology, the social sciences and the humanities, this book maps major classical and contemporary analyses and cultural controversies in relation to social processes, everyday life, and axes of ordering and difference - such as race, class and gender. Hall, Neitz, and Battani discuss: self and identity stratification the Other the cultural histories of modernity and postmodernity production of culture the problem of the audience action, social movements, and change. The authors advocate cultivating the sociological imagination by engaging myriad languages and perspectives of the social sciences and humanities, while cultivating cultural studies by developing the sociological imagination. Paying little respect to boundaries, and incorporating fascinating examples, this book draws on diverse intellectual perspectives and a variety of topics from various historical periods and regions of the world. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Globalization: A Very Short Introduction Manfred Steger, 2013-04-04 'Globalization' has become one of the defining buzzwords of our time - a term that describes a variety of accelerating economic, political, cultural, ideological, and environmental processes that are rapidly altering our experience of the world. It is by its nature a dynamic topic - and this Very Short Introduction has been fully updated for a third edition, to include recent developments in global politics, the global economy, and environmental issues. Presenting globalization in accessible language as a multifaceted process encompassing global, regional, and local aspects of social life, Manfred B. Steger looks at its causes and effects, examines whether it is a new phenomenon, and explores the question of whether, ultimately, globalization is a good or a bad thing. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: An Introduction to Sociology Anthony Giddens, Mitchell Duneier, 2000-04-01 |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Talk of Love Ann Swidler, 2013-06-25 Talk of love surrounds us, and romance is a constant concern of popular culture. Ann Swidler's Talk of Love is an attempt to discover how people find and sustain real love in the midst of that talk, and how that culture of love shapes their expectations and behavior in the process. To this end, Swidler conducted extensive interviews with Middle Americans and wound up offering us something more than an insightful exploration of love: Talk of Love is also a compelling study of how much culture affects even the most personal of our everyday experiences. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: The imperial game Brian Stoddart, Keith A P Sandiford, 2017-03-01 Sports history offers many profound insights into the character and complexities of modern imperial rule. This book examines the fortunes of cricket in various colonies as the sport spread across the British Empire. It helps to explain why cricket was so successful, even in places like India, Pakistan and the West Indies where the Anglo-Saxon element remained in a small minority. The story of imperial cricket is really about the colonial quest for identity in the face of the colonisers' search for authority. The cricket phenomenon was established in nineteenth-century England when the Victorians began glorifying the game as a perfect system of manners, ethics and morals. Cricket has exemplified the colonial relationship between England and Australia and expressed imperialist notions to the greatest extent. In the study of the transfer of imperial cultural forms, South Africa provides one of the most fascinating case studies. From its beginnings in semi-organised form through its unfolding into a contemporary internationalised structure, Caribbean cricket has both marked and been marked by a tight affiliation with complex social processing in the islands and states which make up the West Indies. New Zealand rugby demonstrates many of the themes central to cricket in other countries. While cricket was played in India from 1721 and the Calcutta Cricket Club is probably the second oldest cricket club in the world, the indigenous population was not encouraged to play cricket. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: The Rules of Art Pierre Bourdieu, 1996 Written with verve and intensity (and a good bit of wordplay), this is the long-awaited study of Flaubert and the modern literary field that constitutes the definitive work on the sociology of art by one of the worlds leading social theorists. Drawing upon the history of literature and art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, Bourdieu develops an original theory of art conceived as an autonomous value. He argues powerfully against those who refuse to acknowledge the interconnection between art and the structures of social relations within which it is produced and received. As Bourdieu shows, arts new autonomy is one such structure, which complicates but does not eliminate the interconnection. The literary universe as we know it today took shape in the nineteenth century as a space set apart from the approved academies of the state. No one could any longer dictate what ought to be written or decree the canons of good taste. Recognition and consecration were produced in and through the struggle in which writers, critics, and publishers confronted one another. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: How Societies Change Daniel Chirot, 2011-05-27 An exploration of how societies have changed over the past five thousand years. The discussion focuses on the idea that industrial societies, despite their great success, have created a new set of recurring and unsolved problems which will serve as a major impetus for further social change. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Ancient Society Lewis Henry Morgan, 1909 |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Digital Information Strategies David Baker, Wendy Evans, 2015-12-10 Digital Information Strategies: From Applications and Content to Libraries and People provides a summary and summation of key themes, advances, and trends in all aspects of digital information at the present time. This helpful resource explores the impact of developing technologies on the information world. Written from an international perspective, the book emphasizes key current topics and future developments. The publication is based on a dynamic set of contents that respond to, and anticipate, what is happening—and what may well happen—in the field of digital information. - Presents a comprehensive overview of the major aspects of contemporary digital information provision - Serves as a useful reference work for the subject area - Features input written from an international perspective - Explores the impact of developing technologies on the information world, emphasizing key, current topics and future developments |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: The Belmont Report United States. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, 1978 |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Urbanism As a Way of Life Louis Wirth, 1991-10-01 |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Who Owns Culture? Susan Scafidi, 2005 It is not uncommon for white suburban youths to perform rap music, for New York fashion designers to ransack the world's closets for inspiration, or for Euro-American authors to adopt the voice of a geisha or shaman. But who really owns these art forms? Is it the community in which they were originally generated, or the culture that has absorbed them? While claims of authenticity or quality may prompt some consumers to seek cultural products at their source, the communities of origin are generally unable to exclude copyists through legal action. Like other works of unincorporated group authorship, cultural products lack protection under our system of intellectual property law. But is this legal vacuum an injustice, the lifeblood of American culture, a historical oversight, a result of administrative incapacity, or all of the above? Who Owns Culture? offers the first comprehensive analysis of cultural authorship and appropriation within American law. From indigenous art to Linux, Susan Scafidi takes the reader on a tour of the no-man's-land between law and culture, pausing to ask: What prompts us to offer legal protection to works of literature, but not folklore? What does it mean for a creation to belong to a community, especially a diffuse or fractured one? And is our national culture the product of Yankee ingenuity or cultural kleptomania? Providing new insights to communal authorship, cultural appropriation, intellectual property law, and the formation of American culture, this innovative and accessible guide greatly enriches future legal understanding of cultural production. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: Agricultural Origins and Dispersals Carl O. Sauer, 2018-11-10 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| cultural diffusion definition sociology: The Sociology of Science Robert K. Merton, 1973 The exploration of the social conditions that facilitate or retard the search for scientific knowledge has been the major theme of Robert K. Merton's work for forty years. This collection of papers [is] a fascinating overview of this sustained inquiry. . . . There are very few other books in sociology . . . with such meticulous scholarship, or so elegant a style. This collection of papers is, and is likely to remain for a long time, one of the most important books in sociology.—Joseph Ben-David, New York Times Book Review The novelty of the approach, the erudition and elegance, and the unusual breadth of vision make this volume one of the most important contributions to sociology in general and to the sociology of science in particular. . . . Merton's Sociology of Science is a magisterial summary of the field.—Yehuda Elkana, American Journal of Sociology Merton's work provides a rich feast for any scientist concerned for a genuine understanding of his own professional self. And Merton's industry, integrity, and humility are permanent witnesses to that ethos which he has done so much to define and support.—J. R. Ravetz, American Scientist The essays not only exhibit a diverse and penetrating analysis and a deal of historical and contemporary examples, with concrete numerical data, but also make genuinely good reading because of the wit, the liveliness and the rich learning with which Merton writes.—Philip Morrison, Scientific American Merton's impact on sociology as a whole has been large, and his impact on the sociology of science has been so momentous that the title of the book is apt, because Merton's writings represent modern sociology of science more than any other single writer.—Richard McClintock, Contemporary Sociology |
Cultural Diffusion - Mr. Tredinnick's Class Site
Cultural Integration - A form of cultural exchange in which one group assumes the beliefs, practices and rituals of another group without sacrificing the characteristics of its own culture.
UNIT 8 CULTURE AND SOCIETY* Culture and Society
In order to understand the relationship between culture and society we need to understand what a society is. Ralph Linton defines society as “an organized group of individuals. A culture is an …
Beyond “Social Contagion”: Associative Diffusion and the …
Cultural diffusion models rest on a well-established fact: humans exhibit an innate tendency to imitate others’ behaviors and adopt their preferences and beliefs.
CULTURAL DIFFUSION THEORY AND TOURISM …
Cultural diffusion is defined as the spread of cultural elements due to the interaction among people from different cultures. Migration was one major reason for cultural diffusion for thousands of …
Cultural Convergence, Divergence and Diffusion
Plants, animals, goods and ideas are all capable of diffusing in new regions or cultures. Geographers and historians are especially concerned with the patterns that such diffusion takes.
The Social Origins of Networks and Diffusion - University of …
Following Blau and Schwartz, the author devel-ops a model of social network formation that explores how social and structural constraints on tie formation generate emergent social topol …
Beyond “Social Contagion”: Associational Di usion and the …
cultural practices should either saturate a population or fail to take off altogether. Social contagion theories therefore assume that systemic cultural variation stems from structural boundaries to …
The Diffusion of Culture and Cognition Within and Beyond …
In recent years, sociologists have lamented the fact that interdisciplinary exchange regarding Culture and Cognition has been largely asymmetrical. However, to date, no sociologist has …
Social Remittances: Migration Driven Local-Level Forms of …
Social remittances are the ideas, behaviors, identities, and social capital that flow from receiving- to sending-country communities. They are the north-to-south equivalent of the social and cultural …
Emergence of Anthropology UNIT 2 DIFFUSIONISM
While diffusion refers to the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another and is in this sense it is a one-way transaction, acculturation refers to exchange of cultural traits between cultures …
Sociology of Culture
Dynamics of cultural construction, contention, and diffusion are key research foci.
Sociology Name - Mr. Tredinnick's Class Site
Activity to help you explain the process of Cultural Diffusion. 8. Explain how each of the following ideas are connected to the reactions to difference cultures.
Cultural Diffusion Models - Geography for Geographers
Expansion Diffusion • When a cultural trait expands to a new area but remains strong in the source location
Domains of Diffusion: How Culture and Institutions Travel …
How do cultural and organizational templates, such as the ideal of gender equality or neoliberal policies, spread around the globe, and what are the cumulative consequences of such processes?
Cultural Holes: Beyond Relationality in Social Networks and …
In the 1970s, the term “culture” implied culture writ large, as national character or the ultimate values of a society, whereas today it is more likely to refer to local practices and mean-ings, …
UNIT 3 CULTURE AREA THEORIES* Diffusionism - eGyanKosh
Diffusionism was the first approach devised to accomplish this type of historical approach to cultural investigation. As the term suggests diffusionism studied the dispersal of culture traits …
School of Distance Education - University of Calicut
Cultural anthropology (or ethnology), social anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and psychological anthropology are the fields that examine the social and cultural creations of human …
UNIT 7 CULTURE AND SOCIETY* - eGyanKosh
Ralph Linton defines society as “an organized group of individuals. A culture is an organized group of learned responses characteristic of a particular society” (Linton, 1955:29). Society is a much …
Block 3 Basic Concepts - eGyanKosh
Ralph Linton defines society as “an organized group of individuals. A culture is an organized group of learned responses characteristic of a particular society”(Linton, 1955:29). Society is a much …
Cultural Diffusion - Mr. Tredinnick's Class Site
Cultural Integration - A form of cultural exchange in which one group assumes the beliefs, practices and rituals of another group without sacrificing the characteristics of its own culture.
UNIT 8 CULTURE AND SOCIETY* Culture and Society
In order to understand the relationship between culture and society we need to understand what a society is. Ralph Linton defines society as “an organized group of individuals. A culture is an …
Beyond “Social Contagion”: Associative Diffusion and the …
Cultural diffusion models rest on a well-established fact: humans exhibit an innate tendency to imitate others’ behaviors and adopt their preferences and beliefs.
DIFFUSION IN ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL …
Our review focuses on characteristic lines of argument, em-phasizing the structural and cultural logic of diffusion processes. We argue for closer theoretical attention to why practices diffuse …
CULTURAL DIFFUSION THEORY AND TOURISM …
Cultural diffusion is defined as the spread of cultural elements due to the interaction among people from different cultures. Migration was one major reason for cultural diffusion for …
Cultural Convergence, Divergence and Diffusion
Plants, animals, goods and ideas are all capable of diffusing in new regions or cultures. Geographers and historians are especially concerned with the patterns that such diffusion takes.
The Social Origins of Networks and Diffusion - University of …
Following Blau and Schwartz, the author devel-ops a model of social network formation that explores how social and structural constraints on tie formation generate emergent social topol …
Beyond “Social Contagion”: Associational Di usion and the …
cultural practices should either saturate a population or fail to take off altogether. Social contagion theories therefore assume that systemic cultural variation stems from structural …
The Diffusion of Culture and Cognition Within and Beyond …
In recent years, sociologists have lamented the fact that interdisciplinary exchange regarding Culture and Cognition has been largely asymmetrical. However, to date, no sociologist has …
Social Remittances: Migration Driven Local-Level Forms of …
Social remittances are the ideas, behaviors, identities, and social capital that flow from receiving- to sending-country communities. They are the north-to-south equivalent of the social and …
Emergence of Anthropology UNIT 2 DIFFUSIONISM
While diffusion refers to the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another and is in this sense it is a one-way transaction, acculturation refers to exchange of cultural traits between …
Sociology of Culture
Dynamics of cultural construction, contention, and diffusion are key research foci.
Sociology Name - Mr. Tredinnick's Class Site
Activity to help you explain the process of Cultural Diffusion. 8. Explain how each of the following ideas are connected to the reactions to difference cultures.
Cultural Diffusion Models - Geography for Geographers
Expansion Diffusion • When a cultural trait expands to a new area but remains strong in the source location
Domains of Diffusion: How Culture and Institutions Travel …
How do cultural and organizational templates, such as the ideal of gender equality or neoliberal policies, spread around the globe, and what are the cumulative consequences of such …
Cultural Holes: Beyond Relationality in Social Networks and …
In the 1970s, the term “culture” implied culture writ large, as national character or the ultimate values of a society, whereas today it is more likely to refer to local practices and mean-ings, …
UNIT 3 CULTURE AREA THEORIES* Diffusionism
Diffusionism was the first approach devised to accomplish this type of historical approach to cultural investigation. As the term suggests diffusionism studied the dispersal of culture traits …
School of Distance Education - University of Calicut
Cultural anthropology (or ethnology), social anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and psychological anthropology are the fields that examine the social and cultural creations of …
UNIT 7 CULTURE AND SOCIETY* - eGyanKosh
Ralph Linton defines society as “an organized group of individuals. A culture is an organized group of learned responses characteristic of a particular society” (Linton, 1955:29). Society is a …
Block 3 Basic Concepts - eGyanKosh
Ralph Linton defines society as “an organized group of individuals. A culture is an organized group of learned responses characteristic of a particular society”(Linton, 1955:29). Society is a …
