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cultural diffusion  

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  • In its simplest form, cultural diffusion is the borrowing of cultural elements from one culture by another. Aspects of material culture include clothing styles, musical structures, medicine, and agricultural practices, whereas normative traits such as ideas, behavioral patterns, religion, language, and values are another component of culture. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Cultural Diffusion]

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