What does Cultural Collision refer to?

• A. The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
• B. When divergent cultures come in contact and creates problems
• C. A culture where people put dealings with friends ahead of business dealings
• D. Domination of one culture over another

Answer: (B)

Cultural collision is about what happens when different cultures meet and clash, often because their beliefs, practices, and power dynamics differ. The idea emphasizes friction and conflict that can arise from these encounters, such as misunderstandings or resistance to change. This makes the statement describing divergent cultures coming into contact and producing problems the best fit, since it captures the clash that defines collision. The other options describe diffusion (spread of ideas), a business-related social behavior, or domination, which aren’t about the confrontational encounter between cultures.