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Social-Studies-10
Social-Studies-10-RI1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Globalization | The process that is making the world's citizens increasingly interdependent economically, socially, politically, environmentally, and technologically |
| Define Perspective | What you know to be true based on collective identities. A perspective can reflect the outlook of a cultural group, faith, age category, economic group, or language group |
| Define Point of View | What you know to be true based on your individual identities |
| Define Pluralism | To respect and value both what individuals have to say from their individual points of view and also what groups have to say from their collective perspective |
| Define Social | A dimension of life that concerns societal and cultural institutions, such as individual, family, and community interactions, mass media, arts and entertainment, and trend in popular ideas and tastes |
| Define Political | Dimension of life that concerns governments' interactions with individuals, groups, and other governments |
| Define Economic | Dimension of life that concerns the production and exchange of goods, services, money, and resources |
| Define Transnational | A corporation that operates in two or more countries also known as multinational corporations |
| Define Society | A group of people who form an ordered community centered on kinship, an ideology, a religion, a language, or a particular world view |
| Define International Monetary Fund | Agency of the United Nations established in 1944 in order to help world economy by encouraging countries to adopt sound policies affecting exchange rates and currency values. They promote trade |
| Define The World Bank | Part of United Nations established in 1944 to fight poverty by promoting economic development |
| Define The World Trade Organization | Established to promote free trade and to help reduce trade barriers (tariffs) |
| Define Outsourcing | A firm that tries to reduce costs by locating production facilities and hiring workers for cheap (usually happens in foreign countries) |
| Define Traditions | The customs of a family or culture |
| Define Global Village | Technology leading to globalization. Everyone becoming more interconnected because of televisions, computers, etc. |
| Define Tsunami | A large ocean wave caused by undersea earthquake or volcano |
| Define Democracy | A political system in which the law applies equality to all people |
| Define Language | Ones way of human communication |
| Define Pluralistic Society | A society made up of many groups |
| Define Minority Group | An ethic, linguistic, or religious group whose numbers are small compared of the dominant culture |
| Define Bilingualism | More than one official language |
| Define Assimilation | Absorption of a minority group by a dominant group |
| Define Marginalization | When pushing a group to the "margin" of society, in which the group holds very little social, political, or economic power |
| Define Cultural Revitalization | A process where unique cultures regain a sense of identity, such as promoting heritage languages or reviving traditions and customs |
| Define Universalization of Popular Culture | Many people experiencing the same culture |
| Define Hybridization | People using media and communications technology to create hybrid cultures and identities |
| Define Media Consolidation or Media Convergence | Mergers resulted in a concentration of media ownership. Example HBO and Atlantic Music owned by Time Warner/AOL |
| Define Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and Societe Radio-Canada (SRC) | CBC and SRC use radio, television, and internet to express Canadian perspectives. SRC in French and CBC in English |
| Define Aboriginal Multi-media Society (AMMSA) | Canadian-based Aboriginal communications society that uses internet, radio, and print media to promote Aboriginal cultures |
| Define Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) | Reflects cultures, languages, and communities of diverse Aboriginal peoples across Canada |
| Define Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) | Regulate and promote Canadian culture in the broadcast media |
| Define Canadian Audio Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) | Points system to determine if broadcasts are CanCon |
| Define Homgenization | Towards uniformity, as with popular culture as a result of globalization |
| Define Monoculture | Uniform global popular culture that results from globalization |
| Define Accommodation | An inclusive approach that allows religious or ethnic groups to maintain their distinctive cultures within mainstream society |
| Define Secularism | Complete separation between matters of state and religion |
| Define Integration | Incorporation of diverse minority groups into mainstream society |
| Define Urbanization | Growth of towns and cities, as people migrate from rural areas in search of work and other opportunities |
| Define Metropolises | Large cities |
| Define Cosmopolitian | Reflecting many diverse cultures |
| Define Acculturation | Change resulted because of contact with other cultural groups |
| Define Co-operatives | Businesses owned jointly by their members, who share profits equally |
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