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1
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Perspective (definition + where do they come from)

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Location from which things are viewed.

Comes from: life experiences (shaped by gender, ethnicity, age, religion) and Socio-economic Status (SES): measures one’s position within community and determined by income, education, neighbourhood, income.

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2
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Perspectives change as new ____ alter ______

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experiences, opinions

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Point of View definition

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way of looking that shapes our opinions/observations

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Importance of POV (2)

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understand others better, solve problems better, be more inclusive

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5
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Facts are verified through _____ & ______

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observation and measurement

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6
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Single story (2)

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same story repeatedly told about something not known first-hand

leads to stereotypes, not full truths

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Mass media (2)

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main source of info about world issues

organizations that own media outlets

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8
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Mainstream media

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distributed by large/popular media outlets

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9
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Print media (4)

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books, newspapers, pamphlets, articles

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10
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Broadcast media (4)

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radio, TV, film, music

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Digital media (3)

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internet, including websites and social networking

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Outdoor/External media (3)

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billboards, posters, blimps

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internet as spread ____ (3)

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wealth, democracy, technological advancement

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Bias (definition + why is exists(2) )

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presented from one POV

exists because of personal experiences, biased media

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Types of bias (7)

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  1. Confirmation bias: biased towards info that confirms our beliefs, and disregards info that contradicts our biases
  2. Attribution Error: Associating good attributes to ourselves, and bad attributes to those we don’t know
  3. Gate-Keeping bias: refusing to report certain stories
  4. Coverage bias: covering only one aspect
  5. Sensationalism bias: reporting rare events as more common (First to Press)
  6. Advertising bias: altered story to appease advertisers
  7. Corporate bias: medium owners have a bias
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16
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Occupy wall street (what and why)

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protests against corporate injustice

corporations were taking government bailouts while giving large bonuses to executives

17
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How to uncover bias (8)

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  1. Who wrote it?
  2. Why did they write it?
  3. What is their POV?
  4. Was the other involved in the event?
  5. Do arguments/evidence only support one side?
  6. Are simplified solutions used for complex POVs?
  7. Are emotion words used?
  8. Are there stereotypical comments?
18
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Extrapolation

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opinions of sample represent the population

19
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Validating polls questions (6)

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  1. Who paid for the poll?
  2. Who conducted the poll?
  3. How were questions phrased?
  4. How large is the sample?
  5. How was the poll taken?
  6. When was the poll taken?
20
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Globalization (3)

A

human activities are increasingly global in scope

coined in 1962

The Economist: most abused word of the 21st century

21
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Three criteria for globalization

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  1. involve multiple countries
  2. create multifaceted (multi-aspects) interactions that cause interdependence
  3. has supranational implications (blurs national boundaries)
22
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8 types of globalization

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financial, economic, technological, political, cultural, sociological, ecological, geographical

23
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Financial globalization (1)

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reflects connected world cities, not nations

24
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Economic globalization (6)

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  • transnational companies
  • companies move production to any market
  • increased global wealth, standard of living
  • Detractor/opponent: income gap, corporate dominance
  • marine half of 1930, airfreight 1/6, telecommunications 1/100, computers 1/125 from 1960
  • Time-and-space-compression-effect reduces world trade cost
25
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Political Globalization (2)

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  • as countries become interdependent, there is pressure to adopt uniform policies
  • NAFTA between Canada/US/Mexico replaces nationalism/protectionism
26
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Cultural Globalization (3)

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  • eventually all same music, food, values
  • loss of local culture
  • Western values conflict with traditional religions
27
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Sociological globalization (2)

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  • evolving towards single society

- one set of moral/religious beliefs

28
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Ecological globalization (3)

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  • planet is one ecological system, rather than many ecosystems
  • global warming/ozone depletion impacts everyone, as opposed to sole creator
  • Kyoto protocol failed because it allowed trading of carbon emissions
29
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Geographical globalization (3)

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  • geographers don’t see the world in terms of relationships between countries
  • borderless world dominated by ecological concerns, politics, culture, economics
  • all influenced by networks of world cities
30
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Concerns about globalization (2)

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  • short term gain over long term

- loss of jobs due to economic globalization

31
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Benefits about globalization (3)

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Increased wealth, quality of life, rise of political philosophies

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