Name and describe the three different sources for inspiring cultural change,providing an example for each.

Discovery occurs when something previously unrecognized or understood is found to have social or cultural applications.Historically,discovery involved findings from the natural world-for example,fire and gravity.Today,discoveries can occur as a result of the scientific process.
Invention/innovation occurs when existing cultural items are manipulated or modified to produce something new and socially valuable.The differences between invention and innovation may appear slight,but the distinction is important.Invention refers to creating something completely new that has not existed before.Innovation refers to manipulating existing ideas or technologies to create something new,or to applying them to something for which they were not originally intended.
Diffusion occurs when cultural items or practices are transmitted from one group to another.
Examples will vary by student.