vocab

Question 1

marginalization

Answer 1

• pushing of a group to the margins of society

Question 2

accomodation

Answer 2

• all individuals are offered opportunities to best coexist with one another

Question 3

assimilation

Answer 3

• forcing a culture to take on a dominant culture

Question 4

acculturation

Answer 4

• the cultural exchange of goods
  ex. when immigrant groups learn the language of their new home

Question 5

integration

Answer 5

• the immigrating cultures equality in society

Question 6

cultural revitalization

Answer 6

• the act of relearning and practicing your original culture and/or religion

Question 7

homogenization

Answer 7

• strives to create a general type of people
• things becoming the same

Question 8

americanization

Answer 8

• homogenization specific to american culture

Question 9

hybridization

Answer 9

• when two or more cultures combine to create new modes of expression and mixed culture

Question 10

affirming culture

Answer 10

• recognizing your sense of self

Question 11

multiculturalism

Answer 11

• a society in which many varying cultures thrive with equal rights and opportunities

Question 12

protecting canadian identity

Answer 12

• a law that protects and preserves all forms of cultural identities

Question 13

english dominance

Answer 13

• the dominance of the english language across the globe

Question 14

bill 21

Answer 14

• in quebec, all cultures other than French do not have the freedom to protect its identity

Question 15

global trade

Answer 15

• the import and export of goods and services across international boundaries

Question 16

transportation

Answer 16

• the movement of goods and people from one place to another

Question 17

media consolidation

Answer 17

• when one company stores all of its information in one place

Question 18

transnational corporations

Answer 18

• corporations operating in many different countries

Question 19

media convergence

Answer 19

• the molding of many medias into one

Question 20

univerzalization of pop culture

Answer 20

• The processes of spreading culture through the media

Question 21

globalization

Answer 21

increasing integration of economies around the world, particularly through the movement of goods, services, and capital across borders

Question 22

media concentration

Answer 22

the ownership of the mass media by fewer individuals

Question 23

diversification

Answer 23

becoming more diverse

Question 24

CRTC

Answer 24

• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
• regulates canadian media to ensure canadian exposure

Question 25

CanCon

Answer 25

• canadian content
• require specifc amounts of canadian content

Question 26

bill 101

Answer 26

• the charter of the french language
• made french the official language of quebec

Question 27

free

Question 28

bill 21

Answer 28

prohibit certain persons from wearing religious symbols while exercising their functions