Key Terms
Individual Identity
The group of characteristics and values people use to define themselves as individuals.
What is Globalization
The process by which the world's citizens are becoming increasingly connected and interdependent.
What is outsourcing
Contracting or delegating certain tasks or functions of a company to an external provider.
Collective Identity
the common characteristics and values used to define a group.
What is Social Globalization
refers to globalization affecting culture and identity.
What is a Transnational?
Companies or organizations that operate in multiple countries, beyond the borders of a single nation.
Perspective
a people’s world view, one that has developed from its collective experience.
What is Economic Globalization
refers to the exchange of goods/managing of resources that occurs on a global scale.
What is an Offshore Company?
a company that conducts most of their business outside of the country in which they are incorporated.
Multiple Perspectives
The situation that occurs when different people and different groups have varying opinions on a specific topic.
Political Globalization
refers to globalization affecting government decision-making.
What is Cultural Diffusion?
The spread of cultural traits, ideas, beliefs, practices, or customs from one society or group to another.
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.
What is a cultural exchange?
when people of two or more different backgrounds trade ideas, feelings, stories and customs.
Define Global Village
that the entire world and its inhabitants are becoming one large community interconnected by technology.