Unit 1 - Globalization and Identity

Question 1

Transnational Corporations

Answer 1

companies based in a single country while operating in multiple countries

Question 2

Transnational Corporations: Pros

Answer 2

more available, higher quality products, cheaper

Question 3

Transnational Corporations: Cons

Answer 3

ethics, dependence on other countries and companies, consolidation of identity (erosion of culture), more power to these corporations

Question 4

Media concentration

Answer 4

concentration of media companies in monopolies

Question 5

Media concentration cons

Answer 5

Do not care about competition → lower quality

Question 6

Types of identity

Answer 6

Individual and collective

Question 7

Individual identity

Answer 7

subjective sense of self based on personal characteristics

Question 8

Collective identity

Answer 8

a way to recognize your identity in relation to others and the outside world

Question 9

Impact of globalization on collective identity

Answer 9

Globalization dissolves collective identities and lead to new ones

Question 10

Universalization of Pop Culture

Answer 10

spread of popular culture and ideas to create a single monoculture

Question 11

Americanization

Answer 11

adopting traditional American ideas to create a monoculture

Question 12

Hybridization

Answer 12

combining elements of multiple cultures to create a new culture

Question 13

Hybridization examples

Answer 13

Metis, fusion cuisine

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Diversification

Answer 14

increase of distinct cultures within one area, opposes the concepts of monoculture or “melting-pot”

Question 15

“Diversity spectrum”

Answer 15

Universalization of Pop Culture – Hybridization – Diversification

Question 16

Accommodation

Answer 16

cultures are more accepted once people know more about them

Question 17

Baltej Singh Dhillon v RCMP case

Answer 17

freedom of expression with respect to religion: Dhillon was not allowed to work as an RCMP officer as he cannot abide by the dress code of the RCMP due to his responsibilities as a Sikh

Question 18

Acculturation

Answer 18

borrowing from another culture and adding it into one’s own

Question 19

Acculturation examples

Answer 19

learning French and parts of French culture for ease of travel, eating and learning how to make Japanese food

Question 20

Culture Revitalization

Answer 20

bringing an eroded culture back to ensure that it is a major part of their people’s identity

Question 21

Culture Revitalization examples

Answer 21

Acadians began to rebuild their culture after the Expulsion, Hebrew revival

Question 22

Culture Revitalization in relation of globalization

Answer 22

globalization both creates a problem and a solution

Question 23

Integration

Answer 23

bringing together of smaller groups to make a larger equal society

Question 24

Integration reason

Answer 24

Can happen through a society becoming more accepting of another one

Question 25

Homogenization

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erasing of cultural differences as people become similar

Question 26

Homogenization pros

Answer 26

reduced conflicts, higher organization

Question 27

Assimilation

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(usually) forced absorption of one cultural group into another

Question 28

Voluntary assimilation

Answer 28

requires one to sacrifice most of one’s own identity

Question 29

Marginalization

Answer 29

when one group is excluded from society by inequality

Question 30

Affirming and Promoting Identity

Answer 30

when one person asserts their own identity as true

Question 31

Affirming and Promoting Identity methods

Answer 31

-Identities are affirmed through language and traditions

Question 32

Affirming and Promoting Identity methods by the government

Answer 32

pass specific laws to protect languages

Question 33

Cultural Reclamation

Answer 33

reclaiming what once belonged to a culture

Question 34

Cultural Reclamation examples

Answer 34

studying a cultural language, returning museum artifacts to cultural groups

Question 35

Individuals affirming identity

Answer 35

Creation of specific news, cultural and language websites and social media

Question 36

CRTC meaning

Answer 36

Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission

Question 37

CRTC purpose

Answer 37

Independent body that reports to government; chooses how Canadian each piece of government is. Controls what is shown on television and media