RI 1 (ch. 1-4) Flashcards
What does context mean?
The circumstances of surroundings of a situation
name 3 ways to express individual identity
- traditions
- language
- clothing and body adornments
What is a collective?
A group that shares an interest/characteristic. Your collective identity is your identity as a member of a group.
Name 3 example of groups who tried to affirm their collective identity
- Francophone Albertans
- Chinese Canadian National Council
- Metis Nation of Alberta
The Lubicon cree struggled to ________ their identity.
Affirm
Name the 4 globalizing forces
- international trade
- transportation
- communication technology
- media
Why do people trade?
People trade to obtain goods and services that are not produces in their own region, better quality or less expensive products, or to get different things than what it produced at home.
What is a transnational/multinational corporation?
A company based in one country while developing/manufacturing products, or delivering goods and services in more than one country.
What are some downsides of transnationals?
- jobs are often low level (require little skill and do not offer much room for advancement)
- profits do not benefit the people of the country where the goods are actually made or sold (only where the company is based)
___________ made long distance shipping cheaper, faster, and more reliable.
Containers
What is media concentration?
A trend that concentrates ownership if newspapers and other media in the hands of a few large corporations.
What is media convergence?
The use of electronic technology to integrate media like newspapers, books, TV, and the internet
What are two cons of media convergence and media concentration?
- the number of reporters and staff hired will reduce
- reduces the diversity of voices in the media
What are economies of scale?
Savings that come from producing, using, and buying things in large quantities.
What is biodiversity?
Variety in plant and animal species
What does the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) do?
Brings awareness to environmental issues
What is cultural homogenization?
- erasing the differences among people
- people become more similar
- reduces diversity
What is acculturation?
The cultural changes that occur when two cultures accommodate (or adapt to) each other’s worldview, resulting in cultural changes
What is accommodation?
Occurs when people from different cultures accept and create space for one another. This may affect the customs, traditions, technologies, values, beliefs, and languages of both cultures.
What is assimilation?
When the culture of a minority group is absorbed by another culture. The cultural identity of the minority group disappears as its members take on the identity of the other culture
Acculturation and accommodation lead to _____________.
assimilation
What is cultural revitalization?
The process of affirming and promoting individual and collective cultural identity.
How did the Metis practice cultural revitalization?
Their culture was in danger of disappearing, so they formed the Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA)
- also attempting to revitalize the Michif language
Briefly describe the situation in Bolivia that ties into cultural revitalization
- colonized by the Spanish
- rich in natural resources, so the transnationals are interested (but many believe that all Bolivians should benefit from international trade)
What is the digital divide?
The gap that separates people who do and do not have access to up-to-date digital technology
What does the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) do? What helped create it?
- satellite technology helped create the APTN
- they create nationwide TV service for Aboriginal people
- focuses on aboriginal issues and events
- produces 70% of programming in Canada
What is propaganda?
Ideas and information spread for the purpose of achieving a specific goal
Some believed that Al-Jazeera (Arabic TV station) was ________________.
Propaganda
Technology can be ____________ (techno-______).
isolating; isolation
What is pop culture?
It means the culture if the people. It refers to current cultural trends that are spread by commercial mass media
What is hybridization?
It combines/mixed elements of different cultures (can create new cultural products)
How does Sesame street hybridize cultures?
It combines elements of American culture with those of the country where the show is co-produced. One of its main themes is cultural diversity.
The dominance of what language has resulted in endangered languages?
English
Canada was the first country to adopt _____________________.
Multiculturalism
What are cultural content laws?
They protect artists, performers, songs. movies. and literature of a culture
What does the Canadian Radio-television and telecommunications (CRTC) do?
- enforced quotas for Canadian content on radio and TV
- the goal is to protect and preserve Canada’s cultural identity
- ensures that Canadians hear Canadian voices and see canadian stories
What is something similar to the CRTC that’s in Quebec?
Quebec Cinema Act of 1988
What is UNESCO?
- international organization of 191 member states
- promotes cultural diversity
- 2001: established the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity
- protects the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
What happened at the Moncton Summit (la Francophonie)
Responded to the needs of Francophone young people
Was the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples adopted by the UN in 2006?
No
