Author Question: The school of diffusionism could not explain any of the following except: a. why some traits ... (Read 11 times)

Beheh · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

The school of diffusionism could not explain any of the following except:

a. why some traits diffused when others did not.
b. what conditions bring about diffusion of a cultural item.
c. what determines the rate of cultural diffusion.
d. how cultural contact leads to culture change.
e. where the primary centers of invention were located.

Question 2

The diffusionists focused their theory on:

a. the principle of evolution as the major explanatory reason for cultural variability.
b. different levels of cultural borrowing to explain cultural diversity.
c. inductive methodology.
d. a general law to explain all aspects of human life.
e. the idea of materialism and technology as the basis of cultural diversity.