social 10-1 #1 exam

Question 1

What is Globalization?

Answer 1

the worlds citizens are becoming connected to and dependent on one another

Question 2

What is outsourcing?

Answer 2

When a company hires another company from a different country to do part or all of its production (job).

Question 3

Transnational Corporation

Answer 3

large companies that operate in more than one country because of far-reaching trade networks

Question 4

Consumer

Answer 4

A person who purchases goods

Question 5

Infrastructure

Answer 5

system of public works such as building roads, water supplies, bridges, tunnels etc

Question 6

Media concentration

Answer 6

refers when the ownership of the media is in the hands of a few larger companies. (ex. Canwest owns Global TV)

Question 7

Media convergence

Answer 7

use of tech to combine media such as newspapers, books, television and internet. (ex. telus started off as a simple phone company then turned to be one of the biggest companies)

Question 8

Social globalization

Answer 8

process by which people’s lifestyle are spread all over the world and the global networks which influence our actions/words/knowledge etc.

Question 9

Political Globalization

Answer 9

process by which political decisions are becoming more international

Question 10

Economic Globalization

Answer 10

the spread of trade, transportation and communication systems around the world

Question 11

Individual Identity

Answer 11

a persons identity which includes race, gender, ethnicity, age, religious beliefs etc.

Question 12

collective identity

Answer 12

a group that takes in their interests with another individual creating a group. they express themselves through language, culture, rules, government support etc.

Question 13

Linguistic identity

Answer 13

view of personal identity and a category of social identity. Captures ability to communicate and participate in a language community

Question 14

Universalization

Answer 14

spread of cultures, trends etc around the world.

Question 15

global village

Answer 15

parts of the world being connected through technology

Question 16

multiculturalism

Answer 16

different cultural or racial groups in a society have equal rights and opportunities

Question 17

hybridization

Answer 17

refers to when two or more things of different elements of various cultures such as food, fashion, music combine to form a new whole. basically mixing cultures together to form a new one.

Question 18

homogenization

Answer 18

process by which cultures become more alike

Question 19

assimilation

Answer 19

culture of a minority group is forced to absorb another culture and their own identity disappears.

Question 20

Marginalization

Answer 20

when society fails to value the identity or culture of a smaller group

Question 21

Accomodation

Answer 21

making adjustments for people to allow for differences

Question 22

Integration

Answer 22

providing equal treatment for participation of different groups in society

Question 23

acculturation

Answer 23

when people from different cultures come into contact and refer to cultural changes that occur when 2 cultures adapt to each other’s worldview.

Question 24

cultural revitalization

Answer 24

effort to restore new life to a culture