1. 7th Grade Social Studies Unit 4, Lesson 6
What are Some Barriers and Responses to Cultural Diffusion?

2. What might block the diffusion, or spread, of a cultural trait from one culture to another?

3. Religious Cultural Hearths. Ohio Wesleyan University
Religious Cultural Hearths. Ohio Wesleyan University. 3 March 2013 <

4. Physical Barriers
Religious Cultural Hearths. Ohio Wesleyan University. 3 March 2013 <

5. Physical Barriers
Religious Cultural Hearths. Ohio Wesleyan University. 3 March 2013 <

6. Pakistan Facebook Protest. 8 February 2013. http://www. realcourage

7. Human or Social Barriers
Pakistan Government Blocks Facebook and YouTube Sites – Pakistan-facebook-protest. 4 March 2013 <

8. What happens when new cultural traits come into a culture?

9. Although young men used to be given jade pipes by their fathers,
Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. Mongolia Nomads. Global Oneness Project. 3 March 2013 <
Although young men used to be given jade pipes by their fathers,
most herders now smoke cigarettes.

10. Old traditions disappear.
Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. Mongolia Nomads. Global Oneness Project. 3 March 2013 <
Although young men used to be given jade pipes by their fathers,
most herders now smoke cigarettes.

11. 1 2 3
Chess Sets. 7 February 4 5

12. 1 Nigeria 2 Italy 3 India 4 Venezuela 5 China
Chess Sets that Inspire. 4 March 2013 < and < 4
Venezuela 5
China

13. 1 Nigeria 2 Italy 3 India 4 Venezuela 5 China
The new cultural trait is often modified to fit the culture to which it has spread. 3
India
Chess Sets that Inspire. 4 March 2013 < and < 4
Venezuela 5
China

14. “India wants more lamb-burgers and flat-screens
“India wants more lamb-burgers and flat-screens.” Money, Markets & Media. University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. 22 Feb March 2013 <

15. When McDonald’s expanded to India, the company could not sell the same hamburgers eaten in the United States. Many Indians are vegetarians. In addition, in Hinduism the cow is a protected animal and followers of this religion do not eat beef.
Map of India. InfoPlease.com. 4 March 2013 <

16. MacDonald’s Menu in India. Flickr. 4 March 2013 <http://www. flickr

17. Shared
Adaptive
Learned
Culture is…
Elastic
Dynamic
Integrated

18. A young nomad in Mongolia herds his animals by motorcycle after an early spring snowstorm

19. This is a Ger or a Yurt. It is a round portable house in Mongolia
This is a Ger or a Yurt. It is a round portable house in Mongolia. What stands out to you about this picture??

20. Investigating Cultural Diffusion
ACTIVITY
Investigating Cultural Diffusion
Picture Postcards: Doorway in Mongolia. Pocket Cultures. 17 Dec March <

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Author: Carol Egbo
Editor: Amy Bloom