5.1.3 Demographic Shifts and Social Change

Question 1

What is globalization?

Answer 1

process of increasing interdependence of societies and connections between people across the world

Question 2

What are telecommunications?

Answer 2

modern technologies to each the challenges of communication across distances

Question 3

What is economic interdependence?

Answer 3

division of labor on a global scale

Question 4

What is outsourcing?

Answer 4

contracting third parties for specific operations

Question 5

What are non-governmental organizations?

Answer 5

organizations without an official government affiliation with the intention of contributing to the lessening of global issues

Question 6

What is civil unrest?

Answer 6

forms of collective behavior in which their is public expression of the groups concern; often in response to major social problems

Question 7

What is terrorism?

Answer 7

use of violence with the intention to create fear in target communities

Question 8

What is the purpose of social movements?

Answer 8

protect the core values of modern societies

Question 9

What is relative deprivation?

Answer 9

refers to the conscious experience of individuals or groups that do not have the resources needed for the social experiences and services that are seen as appropriate for their social position