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Unit One Review Flashcards

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Globalization

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Refers to how the world has become more connected and interdependent economically, socially, politically, and culturally overtime

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Individual Identity

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The traits that make up a person’s sense of unique individuality

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Accommodation

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Involves making adjustments to allow for differences
- Inclusive approach that allows fore religious or ethnic groups to maintain their distinctive culture within mainstream society

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Homogenization

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The process by which cultures gradually lose their distinctive features into one blended culture

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Assimilation

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The process in which a minority culture is absorbed into the dominant culture
- Things that make cultures unique

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Cultural Revitalization

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To bring new life to identities and cultures
- A process through which cultures regain a sense of identity such as through promoting heritage languages or reviving traditions and customs

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Global Village

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The idea that that the entire world and its inhabitants are becoming one large community interconnected by technology

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Collective Identity

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Combination of beliefs, values, view of history, and language of a group of people

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Integration

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The incorporation of diverse minority groups into society
- Providing equal opportunity for precipitation for different groups in society
- Involves the mainstreaming of one’s original culture while engaging in daily interactions with other groups

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Monoculture

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The uniform global culture that results from homogenization (the result)

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Marginalization

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The pushing of a group to the “margins” of society, where they hold little social, political, or economic power; occurs when society fails to value the identity of a minority group

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CRTC

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Canadian Radio-Television & Telecommunication Commission
- Purpose is to promote and revitalize Canadian Culture on TV and Radio
eg. CBC/SRC

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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 the country

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Media Convergence

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Mergers of media companies into large media transnational corporations

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Minority Language

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A language spoken by a minority of people in a country

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Democracy

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a political system in which the law applies equally to all people; that holds free, fair, and frequent elections of candidates from at least two parties; has independent courts system; and permits the press and other media to function free of government control

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Acculturation

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A change that occurs as a result of contact with another culture
- Occurs when people adapt to a new culture at the speed and extent they wish; acculturation can sometimes lead to assimilation

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APTN

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Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
- Promotes indigenous cultures and languages

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Cultural content

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Refers to the symbolic meaning, artistic dimension and cultural values that originate from or express cultural identities

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Transnational

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Operates worldwide

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Hybridization

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Blending of cultures (2 or more)

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Official Bilingualism

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An official government policy under which a country or province recognizes two official languages, for example, English and French in Canada

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Minority Group

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An ethnic, linguistic, or religious group whose numbers are small compared with those of the dominant culture

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Universalization of Popular Culture

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The spread of ONE popular culture around the world
- Presents increasing challenges to all cultures worldwide and threatens rich cultural diversity worldwide

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Ideology

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System of beliefs about how society should operate

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Capitalism

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Individuals should be free from government control. You should be free to pursue your own self interest

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Environmentalism

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Individuals should seek to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment

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Feminism

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All genders shoild be treated equally

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Liberalism

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Civil rights, individual freedoms, democracy, and human rights should be persued and protected

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Media

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Any way communication occurs

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Mass Media

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Any form of communication used to reach large numbers of people

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Digital Divide

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The gap between those with access to digital technology and those without technology

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Media Transnational Pros

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  • They have large financial and/or human resources to create new media
  • Many people enjoy the media
  • They can use their control of the media to express voices and diverse cultures
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Media Transnational Cons

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  • They have too much influence over world culture
  • Smaller, diverse media cannot compete financially with transnationals
  • Transnationals often chose not to use their power to express diverse voices and culture
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Cosmopolitan

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Reflecting many diverse cultures

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Affirmation

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To assert yourself as part of a community
- To acknowledge that you belong to a group

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Melting Pot

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Erasing cultural uniqueness to create one culture. used to describe policies of assimilation

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Salad Bowl/Cultural Mosiac

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Recognizing, celebrating, and preserving distinct cultures within one nation. Used to describe policies of multiculturalism, cultural pluralism, or cultural diversity

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Canada’s Official Language Act (1969)

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Gave French and English equal status in Canada. It made Canada officially a bilingual nation and required all federal institutions to provide services in both languages.

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Bill 101 (1977)

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Made French the sole official language of Quebec. Intended to protect French language and culture from the influence of English
- Was controversial because
All K-12 must attend a school taught primarily in French
Bussiness in the workplace must be conducted in French
- All this upset anglophone
- Bill 101 was deemed unconstitutional by the charter of rights and freedom

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