related issue 1 Flashcards
Factors shaping who we are
traditions, language, religion, spirituality, the arts, attire, relationship to land, ideological beliefs, and role modelling
what was the Colton mining
most coltan was mined near the mountain gorillas habitats. they cleared out their food sources them leading to depopulation. eventually they started to get killed and their meat got sold.
-the population decreased by 90%
What was the banana wars
the European government agreed to give a helping hand to Jamaica and St.Lucia, by giving it preferred treatment to imported bananas to the countries.
-no tariffs, taxes where, to duties where placed on these bananas
-most bananas where sold by transnationals for cheap prices, this put small banana farmers businesses at risk, they started to fight for lower prices.
dimensions of globalization
-political
-environmental
-social
-economic
the lubicon cree in Alberta
homogenization
erases the differences amongst people
acculturation
refers to the cultural changes that occur when two cultures accommodate, or adapt to each others worldview.
accommodation
accepting and creating space for one another
assimilation
culture of a minority group is absorbed into a majorities culture
cultural revitalization
the process of a affirming and promoting individual and collective cultural identity
marginalization
digital divide
the gap that separates those who do and don’t have access to up to date technology.
media concentration
a trend that concentrates ownership of newspapers and other media in the hands of a few large operations.
media convergence
refers to the use of electronic technology to integrate media such as newspapers, books, tv, and the internet.
forces of globalization
-trade
-transportation
-media
-com tech
