COMMUNICATION AND GLOBALIZATION Flashcards
It is the communication and assimilation among individuals, ethnicities, races, institutions, and governments of various nations supported by technology and compelled by international trade.
Globalization
It refers to not judging a culture to our standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal. Instead, we should try to understand the cultural practices of other groups in their own cultural context.
Cultural relativism
Have you ever seen or eaten food from another country, such as dried squid or fried crickets and thought of it as weird and gross? This is an example of what?
Ethnocentrism
This is when an individual shows a lack of understanding of other cultures in terms of history, society, government, and much more.
Cultural Ignorance
Treating someone unfairly or differently based on a protected characteristic.
Discrimination
and Harassment
This is having the ability to speak another language that is different from the language used for instruction or used by the majority of people.
Language Differences