Social Unit 1 Review

Question 1

context definition:

Answer 1

circumstances or surroundings

Question 2

role model definition:

Answer 2

someone to whom others look as an example to emulate

Question 3

individual identity:

Answer 3

the concept you develop about yourself that evolves over the course of your life

Question 4

collective identity:

Answer 4

how individuals define themselves as belonging to a group based on markers such as race, ethnicity, culture, gender, socio-economic class, religion, dis/ability etc.

Question 5

globalization:

Answer 5

the process by which the world’s citizens are becoming increasingly connected and interdependent

Question 6

economic globalization:

Answer 6

the spread of trade, transportation, and communication systems worldwide in the interests of or promoting worldwide commerce.

Question 7

social globalization:

Answer 7

Social globalisation refers to the sharing of ideas and information between and through different countries.

Question 8

political globalization:

Answer 8

Political globalization refers to the intensification and expansion of political interrelations across the globe.

Question 9

Eurocentrism:

Answer 9

a form of ethnocentrism that uses European ethnic, national, religious, and linguistic criteria to judge other people and their cultures

Question 10

transnational corporation(TNC’s):

Answer 10

A company that is based in one country while developing and manufacturing its products, or delivering its goods and services, in more than one country. Also called a multinational corporation.

Question 11

media transnationals:

Answer 11

communication, information or entertainment that crosses international borders without the regulatory constraints normally associated with electronic media.

Question 12

media concentration:

Answer 12

the gathering of ownership of newspapers and other media in the hands of a few large corporations.

Question 13

media convergence:

Answer 13

the use of electronic technology to integrate media such as newspapers, books, TV, and the internet.

Question 14

economies of scale:

Answer 14

savings that are achieved by producing, using, and buying things in large quantities.

Question 15

biodiversity:

Answer 15

variety in plant and animal species

Question 16

homogenization:

Answer 16

the erasing of differences. When this term is applied to people, it often refers to the erasing of cultural differences so that people become more and more similar.

Question 17

acculturation:

Answer 17

the cultural changes that occur when two cultures accommodate, or adapt to, each others worldviews

Question 18

accomodation:

Answer 18

a process that occurs when people from different cultures come into contact and accept and create space for one another. The customs, traditions, technologies, beliefs and languages of both cultures may be affected.

Question 19

assimilation:

Answer 19

a process that occurs when the culture of a minority group is absorbed y absorbed culture. The cultural identity of the minority group disappears as its members take on the identity of the other culture.

Question 20

cultural revitalization:

Answer 20

the process of affirming and promoting people’s individual and collective cultural identity.

Question 21

containerization:

Answer 21

the transporting of goods in standard-sized shipping containers

Question 22

digital divide:

Answer 22

the gap that separates people who do and do not - have access to up-to-date digital technology

Question 23

propaganda:

Answer 23

ideas and information spread to achieve a specific goal.

Question 24

pop culture:

Answer 24

A short form for “popular culture,” which is the culture of the people. This term often refers to the current cultural trends that are spread by commercial mass media.

Question 25

universalization:

Answer 25

the spread of culture, trends, customs, and practices around the world.

Question 26

hybridization:

Answer 26

the combining of elements of two or more different things to create something new.

Question 27

integration:

Answer 27

to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole

Question 28

marginalization:

Answer 28

the act of treating someone or something as if they are not important: the act of treating a person or group as though they are insignificant by isolating and/or disempowering them

Question 29

cultural content laws:

Answer 29

laws passed by a government to prevent a group’s cultural identity - including its artists, performers, songs, movies, and literature - from being overwhelmed by the media of a more dominant culture.

Question 30

cultural diversity:

Answer 30

variety in cultures and identities

Question 31

monoculture:

Answer 31

the active preservation of a country’s national culture via the exclusion of external influences.

Question 32

democracy:

Answer 32

Democracy is often said to mean ‘rule by the people’. An example of this is any system of government in which people vote their elected representatives into parliament.

Question 33

What happened with the Lubicon Cree?

Answer 33

Oil was harvested from the Lubicon land where they hunted, fished, and trapped. Roads were built to access the oil, destroying forests, causing animals to disappear, and overall ruining the Lubicon’s way of life.

Question 34

What happened when the Lubicon Cree did not sign Treaty 8?

Answer 34

Their territory was considered crown land, meaning the Lubicon lost all control over their land and the government now owned it.

Question 35

what is the WTO:

Answer 35

• World Trade Organization
• International organization that deals with the global rules of trade between its members.

Question 36

What is the EU:

Answer 36

European Union
-makes laws, coordinate foreign affairs and trade, and manage a common budget between European economies

Question 37

what are some driving forces of globalization?

Answer 37

• trade
• transportation
• communication technology
• media

Question 38

what was the europeans view on banana wars?

Answer 38

• they give an economic helping hand to only some countries that produce bananas such as Jamaica or St. Lucia.
• these countries didn’t have to pay taxes or duties on their bananas whereas other countries had large fees to pay

Question 39

The US position on banana wars?

Answer 39

America was unsatisfied with the WTO rule change and they imposed tariffs on many European exports to the United States

Question 40

WTO position on banana wars?

Answer 40

-World Trade Organization states that all member countries must treat one another equally
- WTO rules that European countries must change some of their trade rules that benefited only some banana farmers

Question 41

CRTC:

Answer 41

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissions
- the agency that regulates broadcasting in Canada

Question 42

APTN:

Answer 42

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
- APTN helps enrich public understanding of Indigenous cultures, identities and languages.