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Unit 1 Review (Chapters 1-5) Flashcards

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Globalization

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The process that is making the world’s citizens increasingly interdependent economically, socially, politically, environmentally, and technologically

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Retail Operations

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Businesses that sell goods and services to the public

Ex: Old Navy

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Transnationals

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Corporations that operate in two or more countries

Ex: McDonald’s

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Individual Identity

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The traits that make up a person’s identity

Ex: Religion, clothing, food, traditions

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Collective Identity

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The combination of beliefs, values, view of history and language of a people

Ex: Language, religion, clothing, etc.

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Pluralistic Society

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A society in which a diversity of languages, beliefs, traditions, values, religions, and other aspects of culture are embedded as part of the foundations of a country

Ex: Canada, USA, Australia

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Media Consolidation

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Mergers of media transnationals that result in a concentration of ownership

Ex: Disney owning Pixar, Starwars, etc.

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Society

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A group of people who form an ordered community centered on kinship, an ideology, a religion, or a particular worldview

Ex: Canada

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Global Village

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The entire world and its inhabitants are becoming one large community interconnected by technology, particularly television

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Democracy

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A political system in which the law applies equally to all people

Ex: Canada

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Universalization of Popular Culture

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The production by media transnationals of the majority of TV programs, films, etc. that are consumed by a vast world audience

Ex: Netflix streaming shows all over the world

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Hybridization

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The blending of media communications technologies resulting in new modes of expression and cross curricular consumption

Ex: Kpop

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Media Transnational

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Mass media corporation that produces media in two or more countries

Ex: Netflix

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Canadian Content

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The amount of Canadian participation in Canada’s broadcasting industry: directing, writing, cinematography, etc.

Ex: The radio has to play Canadian music

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Economic Globalization

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Acts of globalization that relate to the economy: trade, imports, exports, money (ex: Transnational Companies like Walmart)

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Social Globalization

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Acts of globalization that relate to society: what we wear, the music we listen to, our beliefs and values

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Political Globalization

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Acts of globalization that relate to politics: government systems, alliances among countries, trade deals, etc.

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Homogenization

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A trend toward uniformity, as with world popular culture as a result of globalization
Ex: We all begin wearing the same clothing as a result of globalization

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Monoculture

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The uniform global popular culture that results from globalization

Ex: We all become one culture

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Assimilation

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The absorption of a minority group by a dominant group

Ex: The Aztec culture was “absorbed” by the Spanish

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Marginalization

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The pushing of a group to the “margins” of society where they hold little social, economic, or political power

Ex: Women, people of colour, LGBTQ groups, etc.

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Accommodation

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An inclusive approach that allows religious, or ethnic groups to maintain their distinctive cultures within mainstream society

Ex: Allowing police officers to wear religious headwear (hijab, turban, etc.)

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Secularism

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The complete separation between matters of state and religion

Ex: France not allowing any religious wear in public schools

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Integration

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The incorporation of diverse minority groups into mainstream society

Ex: Canada’s charter of rights and freedoms allows people to be different

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Metropolises

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Very large cities

Ex: Toronto, NYC, Los Angeles

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Cosmopolitan

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Reflecting many diverse cultures; worldly, sophisticated

Ex: Edmonton- has many diverse people

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Acculturation

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Change as a result of contact with other cultural groups

Ex: Japan accepts the Industrial Revolution after years of isolation

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Co-operatives

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Businesses owned jointly by their members who share profits

Ex: Miss Small owns 50% of the donut shop, Adam owns 50% of the donut shop

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Cultural Revitalization

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The process through which unique cultures regain a sense of identity, such as through promoting heritage, languages, or reviving traditions and customs

Ex: Indigenous peoples practicing and teaching their traditions and customs to the next generation

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