Intro Definitions Flashcards
Nationalism?
love of one’s country; complex
Nation?
Group of people who share the same culture, history, language, or ethnicity
Identity?
what defines someone; sense of self
National Identity?
sense of a nation as a whole
Perspective?
A way of thinking about and understanding something
Diversity?
Including/involving people from a range of difference social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientation, etc
Pluralism?
A situation in which people of different social classes, religions, races, etc are together in a society but continue to have their different traditions and interests
Culture?
customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group
Ideology?
system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
First Nations?
Groups of people who lived in Canada prior to the arrival of European Settlers
Metis?
Descendants of a blending of Aboriginal people and the first white settlers/adventurers
Inuit?
Aboriginal people in Northern Canada
Francophone?
French-speakers and descendants of French settlers in Canada