Cultural Geography

  1. Cultural Diffusion and Globalization
    1. Mechanisms of Diffusion
      1. Relocation Diffusion
        1. Migration Patterns
          1. Diaspora Communities
            1. Cultural Transplantation
            2. Expansion Diffusion
              1. Contagious Diffusion
                1. Person-to-Person Spread
                  1. Neighborhood Effects
                  2. Hierarchical Diffusion
                    1. Spread via Power Structures
                      1. Urban to Rural Flow
                        1. Elite Adoption
                        2. Stimulus Diffusion
                          1. Adaptation of Ideas
                            1. Partial Adoption
                              1. Cultural Translation
                          2. Barriers to Diffusion
                            1. Physical Barriers
                              1. Mountains
                                1. Oceans
                                  1. Distance Effects
                                    1. Climate Constraints
                                    2. Cultural Barriers
                                      1. Religious Taboos
                                        1. Social Taboos
                                          1. Censorship
                                            1. Political Restrictions
                                            2. Time-Distance Decay
                                              1. Friction of Distance
                                                1. Delayed Adoption
                                                  1. Distance Effects on Innovation
                                                2. Cultural Interaction and Change
                                                  1. Acculturation
                                                    1. Cultural Exchange
                                                      1. Selective Adaptation
                                                        1. Retention of Core Traits
                                                        2. Assimilation
                                                          1. Complete Cultural Absorption
                                                            1. Loss of Distinctiveness
                                                              1. Generational Changes
                                                              2. Syncretism
                                                                1. Cultural Blending
                                                                  1. Hybrid Cultures
                                                                    1. Religious Syncretism
                                                                    2. Transculturation
                                                                      1. Mutual Cultural Exchange
                                                                        1. Bidirectional Influence
                                                                          1. Cultural Reciprocity
                                                                          2. Multiculturalism
                                                                            1. Coexistence of Multiple Cultures
                                                                              1. Policy Frameworks
                                                                                1. Social Implications
                                                                              2. Globalization of Culture
                                                                                1. Cultural Imperialism
                                                                                  1. Dominance of Global Brands
                                                                                    1. Western Cultural Hegemony
                                                                                      1. Media Imperialism
                                                                                      2. Cultural Homogenization
                                                                                        1. Loss of Local Cultures
                                                                                          1. Standardization of Culture
                                                                                            1. McDonaldization
                                                                                            2. Glocalization
                                                                                              1. Global-Local Nexus
                                                                                                1. Adaptation of Global Products
                                                                                                  1. Local Responses to Globalization
                                                                                                  2. Role of Transnational Corporations
                                                                                                    1. Media Conglomerates
                                                                                                      1. Global Supply Chains
                                                                                                        1. Cultural Production
                                                                                                        2. Digital Divide and Information Flows
                                                                                                          1. Access to Technology
                                                                                                            1. Unequal Information Distribution
                                                                                                              1. Digital Inequality

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