Although diffusionism was a very interesting theory that contributed to our understanding of change as a result of culture contact, there were many areas for which it was a weak approach. Name at least four questions that the diffusionist approach could not answer
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Diffusionists could not locate primary centers of innovation, could not explain the actual process of diffusion itself, could not explain why certain items were diffused and not others, or the rate of diffusion.
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