Unit 1 - Chapter 1/2 vocab + review Flashcards
Businesses saving money by buying products in large quantities
Economies of scale
The culture of the minority is absorbed by the culture of the majority - the minority no longer exists
Assimilation
The ownership of newspapers and other media in the hands of only a few large corporations
Media convergence
Companies/corporations that can be found in many different countries
Transnational corporations
People become more similar, less differences between them
Homogenization
Accepting and creating space for one another in society
Accommodation
The process of affirming and promoting individual and collective cultural identity
Cultural revitalization
Electronics and newspapers integrate media, work together to create content and produce stories
Media convergence
A group that shares something in common
Collective
Trade, transportation, media, comm tech. Powers that support change
Globalizing forces
Two cultures adapting to each other’s worldview
Acculturation
The mix of different cultures to create a new, unique, blended culture
Hybridization
The large difference between those who have access to Internet and technology and those who don’t
Digital divide
Two or more systems/nations/people depending on each other
Interdependence
Putting individuals/groups into powerless of unimportant positions in society
Marginalization
