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What is the difference between discovery and invention, and why is it important to consider both to gain a basic understanding of culture change?

How does diffusion play a central role in culture change? What are two examples?

What is meant by acculturation? How was Islamic Spain affected by acculturation?

Can acculturation be voluntary? What is an example?

Is it possible for an invention to diffuse from another culture? What is an example?

How was cultural evolution used to explain cultural diversity? Who were some of its nineteenth century advocates?

What is meant by historical particularism? How does it differ from diffusionism?







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