Globalization & Identity

Question 1

What is homogenization?

Answer 1

The process of people becoming increasingly similar. This is done by erasing differences between cultures.

Question 2

What is acculturation?

Answer 2

Two cultures accommodating or adapting to each other’s worldview.

Question 3

What is media concentration?

Answer 3

Putting ownership of any type of media in the hands of a few corporations. Ex. Disney, Comcast, Time Warner, Fox and Viacom control about 70% of the media combined.

Question 4

What is media convergence?

Answer 4

Using technology to integrate all types of media.

Question 5

What is consumerism?

Answer 5

The protection or promotion of the consumer’s interests

Question 6

What is collective identity?

Answer 6

The values and beliefs of a group of people

Question 7

Name the 4 industries of a transnational corporation

Answer 7

Primary: Extraction Industry ex. Colton Mining
Secondary: Manufacturing Industry ex. Assembling the smartphone

Tertiary: Service Industry ex. Electronics Store
Quaternary: Research and Development Industry ex. Experimenting with more efficient extraction methods

Question 8

What is a transnational corporation?

Answer 8

A corporation that operates in two or more countries. Creates its products in one country.

Question 9

What is cultural revitalization?

Answer 9

To obey and promote individual and collective identity.