After a transnational corporation brings a large number of skilled workers from Japan to a U.S. region, accompanied by their families, teachers in a local high school notice that the new students and many of their classmates are reading Japanese manga comics. Which form of diffusion does this example most clearly represent? (1 point) Responses relocation diffusion relocation diffusion expansion diffusion expansion diffusion hierarchical diffusion hierarchical diffusion stimulus diffusion stimulus diffusion contagious diffusion
The example most clearly represents stimulus diffusion. Stimulus diffusion occurs when an idea or innovation spreads to a new group or population and is modified or adapted to fit their needs or preferences. In this case, the Japanese manga comics are being adopted and read by the new students and their classmates in the US region, showing the diffusion of the idea or cultural practice.
