Unit 1 - definitions

Question 1

Economic Globalization

Answer 1

The process of expanding the world trading networks

Question 2

Social Globalization

Answer 2

The process by which people’s lifestyle spread over international networks

Question 3

Political Globalization

Answer 3

The process by which government decisions and actions are becoming increasingly influenced by international events

Question 4

Factors That Affect Development (8)

Answer 4

• Geography (acesso to resources and markets)
• Education
• Health
• Capital (money)
• Technology
• Stable political system
• Values (progressive or traditional)
• History (former colony?)

Question 5

The West

Answer 5

Countries in Western Europe or countries that were colonized by Western European Nations and adopted the same values and traditions

Question 6

Linguistic Rights/Law

Answer 6

Legislation passes by a government to protect the culture of a linguistic minority (ex. In Canada - Francophones)

Question 7

Ideological Beliefs

Answer 7

beliefs about society, politics, economics, and citizenship

Question 8

cultural content and legilslation

Answer 8

Laws passed by government to prevent a group’s cultural identity from being overwhelmed by the media of a more dominant culture

Question 9

Culture revitalization

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Outsourcing

Answer 10

A business strategy that involves reducing costs by using suppliers of products and services in countries where labour is cheaper and government regulations are less strict.

Question 11

Transnational Corperation

Answer 11

A company based in one country while developing and manufacturing its products or delivering its goods and services in more than one country.

Question 12

Globalization of Pop Culture

Answer 12

People have a greater access to a wider variety of programming
- result: seem to be less connected to out local community, but more connected to the global village

Question 13

Ambivalence to Globalization

Answer 13

• media can expose people to new ideas
• share cultural traditions from around the globe
• greater cultural diversity

Question 14

media concentration

Answer 14

having a small number of corporations owning a vast number of media sources

Question 15

media convergence

Answer 15

using multiple platforms (media, newspapers, TV, internet) together to achieve a goal

Question 16

Propaganda

Answer 16

ideas and information being spread for the purpose of achieving a set goal

Question 17

diversification

Answer 17

a variety of view points

Question 18

Marginalization

Answer 18

to be left out

Question 19

Homogenization

Answer 19

when everything is the same

Question 20

Pop culture

Answer 20

current cultural trends that are spread by commercial mass media

Question 21

Assimilation

Answer 21

to force a culture to adapt to a mainstream culture

Question 22

Hybridization

Answer 22

occurs when elements of different cultures are mixed and something new is created

Question 23

Accommodation

Answer 23

allowing for cultural differences, “to make space”

Question 24

Cultural revitalization

Answer 24

to give new life to cultural traditions

Question 25

Affirmation of identity

Answer 25

to celebrate cultural differences that are part of your identity

Question 26

Integration

Answer 26

similar to acculturation, but includes keeping one’s own traditions while accepting new cultural practices

Question 27

cultural appropriation

Answer 27

stealing from another culture, disrespecting their culture when using it

Question 28

cultural appreciation

Answer 28

when you earnestly seek to learn about or explore a different culture. You learn. You listen. You Strive to understand. You seek to honour its beliefs and traditions.