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What is Understanding Diffusionist Theory about?
Diffusionist theory is concerned with how cultural traits spread from their place of origin to other places. It emphasizes that dominant cultural forms spread through diffusion rather than independent invention. While early diffusionists believed change was due to diffusion, later researchers like Franz Boas and Lewis Henry Morgan argued that both diffusion and independent invention can lead to cultural change. The theory provides an explanation for how cultural forms move from one location to another, but
- Author
- Rubilyn Zamora
- Language
- EN