Unit One Review Flashcards
Globalization
Refers to how the world has become more connected and interdependent economically, socially, politically, and culturally overtime
Individual Identity
The traits that make up a person’s sense of unique individuality
Accommodation
Involves making adjustments to allow for differences
- Inclusive approach that allows fore religious or ethnic groups to maintain their distinctive culture within mainstream society
Homogenization
The process by which cultures gradually lose their distinctive features into one blended culture
Assimilation
The process in which a minority culture is absorbed into the dominant culture
- Things that make cultures unique
Cultural Revitalization
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
Global Village
The idea that that the entire world and its inhabitants are becoming one large community interconnected by technology
Collective Identity
Combination of beliefs, values, view of history, and language of a group of people
Integration
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
Monoculture
The uniform global culture that results from homogenization (the result)
Marginalization
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
CRTC
Canadian Radio-Television & Telecommunication Commission
- Purpose is to promote and revitalize Canadian Culture on TV and Radio
eg. CBC/SRC
Pluralistic Society
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
Media Convergence
Mergers of media companies into large media transnational corporations
Minority Language
A language spoken by a minority of people in a country
Democracy
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
Acculturation
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
APTN
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
- Promotes indigenous cultures and languages
Cultural content
Refers to the symbolic meaning, artistic dimension and cultural values that originate from or express cultural identities
Transnational
Operates worldwide
Hybridization
Blending of cultures (2 or more)
Official Bilingualism
An official government policy under which a country or province recognizes two official languages, for example, English and French in Canada
Minority Group
An ethnic, linguistic, or religious group whose numbers are small compared with those of the dominant culture
Universalization of Popular Culture
The spread of ONE popular culture around the world
- Presents increasing challenges to all cultures worldwide and threatens rich cultural diversity worldwide
Ideology
System of beliefs about how society should operate
Capitalism
Individuals should be free from government control. You should be free to pursue your own self interest
Environmentalism
Individuals should seek to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment
Feminism
All genders shoild be treated equally
Liberalism
Civil rights, individual freedoms, democracy, and human rights should be persued and protected
Media
Any way communication occurs
Mass Media
Any form of communication used to reach large numbers of people
Digital Divide
The gap between those with access to digital technology and those without technology
Media Transnational Pros
- 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
Media Transnational Cons
- 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
Cosmopolitan
Reflecting many diverse cultures
Affirmation
To assert yourself as part of a community
- To acknowledge that you belong to a group
Melting Pot
Erasing cultural uniqueness to create one culture. used to describe policies of assimilation
Salad Bowl/Cultural Mosiac
Recognizing, celebrating, and preserving distinct cultures within one nation. Used to describe policies of multiculturalism, cultural pluralism, or cultural diversity
Canada’s Official Language Act (1969)
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.
Bill 101 (1977)
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
