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ERIC ED401994: The Effect of Alien Cultures on Local Traditions.

There are often many problems, as well as many benefits, in the incorporation of non-local (alien) cultures into an existing cultural framework. This paper explores this process; it consists of five parts, beginning with a detailed definition and discussion of the meaning of culture as seen by psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and other specialists. Also addressed is the concept of alien cultures and their effects on local traditions, cultural interaction, and diffusion. The second section focuses on features or patterns of cultural heritage, including the argued universals that: (…