Question

Which of the following is not an example of an effort to curb cultural diffusion?. . A. requiring women to cover their wrists and ankles in many Middle Eastern nations. . B. India changing the names of cities to the traditional names. . C. requiring the usage of chopsticks as eating utensils in China. . D. having a rock concert in a public park in Japan

Answer 1

The correct answer to this question is this one: "D. having a rock concert in a public park in Japan"

The first three have a key point: requiring or changing by force. The last one just says having a rock concert in a public park in Japan. It's not forced, but voluntary whereas the first three are in a sense, forced.

Answer 2

The fourth alternative is correct (D).

Cultural diffusion is the process where different cultures interact with each other, causing transformations in social, economic and cultural relations. Cultural diffusion has taken on a large scale from globalization, when information and communication technologies have connected markets and people of different traditions.

A rock show in Japan is an example of stimulus to cultural diffusion, not the other way around. The Japanese have an Eastern culture, very different from the USA. Rock is a musical style that is successful in the countries of the West. Thus, the penetration of Rock into an oriental environment is a way of spreading Western culture in a country with different musical customs.