Cultural diffusion
Cultures that once seemed securely anchored to particular places have now spread across the planet.
Globalisation has the power to move cultures around on a global scale. We can call this geographical process cultural diffusion.
Cultures that were once imagined to be isolated have been challenged by competing cultures, perhaps creating political tensions. Sometimes the global dispersal of cultural traits enables cultures to fuse into a hybrid form, creating exciting new cultural traditions. Alternatively, this global disperal can result in a culture clash, where people seek to defend their cultures against perceived external threats.
Cultural geographers use the term displacement to refer to a culture that has found a new locality.
Globalisation has the power to move cultures around on a global scale. We can call this geographical process cultural diffusion.
Cultures that were once imagined to be isolated have been challenged by competing cultures, perhaps creating political tensions. Sometimes the global dispersal of cultural traits enables cultures to fuse into a hybrid form, creating exciting new cultural traditions. Alternatively, this global disperal can result in a culture clash, where people seek to defend their cultures against perceived external threats.
Cultural geographers use the term displacement to refer to a culture that has found a new locality.
We all have culture and Cultural Geography does not focus simply on elite cultures. We all have cultural traits that can include so many form as diverse as: