diffusion Flashcards
diffusion
the process by which a feature spreads across space from one place to another over time
hearth
the place from which a feature or innovation originates
relocation diffusion:
the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
expansion diffusion:
the spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process
hierarchical diffusion
the spread of an ida from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places
contagious diffusion:
the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population
stimulus diffusion:
the spread of an underlying principle even if the characteristic itself fails to diffuse
distance decay:
is the theory that the farther away someone is from another, the less likely they are to interact with each other
space-time compression:
the lessing of distance-decay in the modern world because the connection between places take much less time