Tendency of cultural practices to spread from one culture to another
Which of the following best characterizes MIDGLEY’s view about the tendency of cultural practices to spread from one culture to another over time?
Question options:
| A | She believes that all (or nearly all) cultures are inevitably formed by the mixing together of influences from a variety of other cultures. We should focus on the value to be gained from doing this process well, instead of fighting mindlessly against it.
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| B | She believes that cultural mixing can happen, but it should be resisted. If all cultures were to digest and assimilate each other, we would be left with a single homogeneous global culture. We should resist this sad outcome by erecting an isolating barrier between cultures, and taking careful steps not to allow other cultures to influence ours, and to avoid imposing our own practices on other cultures.
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| C | She believes that cultures evolve, but that genuine exchange of cultural practices is impossible. The impossibility of genuine cross-cultural understanding means that there is an effective isolating barrier between cultures. One culture cannot genuinely adopt a practice from another culture, because there is no way they could fully understand the role that practice played in the other culture. |
