Unit 1

Question 1

homogenization

Answer 1

the reduction of differences between individuals and groups towards forming one giant ‘same’ culture

Question 2

individual identity

Answer 2

the characteristics that make you unique from others, and how you express that

Question 3

migration

Answer 3

the movement of people from one place to another, forcing people’s identities to acculturate to another society

Question 4

assimilation

Answer 4

when the minority group is pressured to conform to the majority group, removing original identity of minorities

Question 5

universalization of pop culture

Answer 5

the spread of popular music, fashion or art from across the world

Question 6

marginalization

Answer 6

when people, groups, or communities are neglected as they are seen as less important

Question 7

FNMI Peoples

Answer 7

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people

Question 8

media convergence/concentration

Answer 8

when all the sources of media slowly becomes owned under a few distinct organizations and owners

Question 9

social globalization

Answer 9

when different countries share ideas and information (social media platforms)

Question 10

acculturation

Answer 10

when the minority group adapts to the culture and customs of the majority at their own pace, overtime

Question 11

collective identity

Answer 11

the culture and beliefs you possess from the groups that you belong to

Question 12

pluralistic society

Answer 12

a society made up of many diverse cultures who can practice their own beliefs and still tolerate those of others

Question 13

linguistic revitalization

Answer 13

a legal attempt to preserve to make an extinct or rarely used language well-known

Question 14

cultural revitalization

Answer 14

a process where cultures regain a sense of identity

Question 15

global north

Answer 15

well-developed countries that fulfill the three types of globalizatio

Question 16

hybridization

Answer 16

when two or more cultures are bonded together to create a new culture

Question 17

multinational (transnational corporation)

Answer 17

companies that operate in more than one country at a time

Question 18

accommodation

Answer 18

the process of allowing minority groups to express their collective identities

Question 19

globalization

Answer 19

the process that is making the world’s people more connected and interdependent

Question 20

global south

Answer 20

undeveloped countries that do not fulfill the three types of globalization

Question 21

affirmation of identity

Question 22

digital divide

Answer 22

the difference between in individuals who do and do not have reliable access to the internet

Question 23

integration

Answer 23

the act of combining foreign cultures with local cultures to be included, but foreign cultures are distinct

Question 24

political globalization

Answer 24

the development and growth of international organizations for communication