Cultural diffusion is very important in cultural change because:

a. people are essentially uninventive and unimaginative.
b. all important elements of culture came from European societies.
c. all important elements of culture came from Asian and African societies.
d. it is easier to borrow a thing or idea than it is to invent it.
e. it allows cultures to adapt more quickly to their changing environment.


d

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