Cultural Diffusion and Convergence
What
Cultural Diffusion
Spreading ideas from one culture to another
Diffusion Example 1
Enchiladas and soccer came from latin america and is also part of american culture now.
Diffusion Example 2
When the european settlers came to the americas they modernized and diffused there culture to the native americans.
Cultural Convergence
When different cultures share ideas such as literature.
Example 1
An example of cultural convergence is when new explorers brought new crops, a part of their culture, into the native american culture, and they too started growing that.
Example 2
Mcdonalds in india is a great example. It is an american company, yet they integrate their own culture by selling different kinds of foods from their own culture.