Identity
The characteristics, beliefs, values, experiences, and relationships that help shape who a person is.
The increasing connection between people, countries, economies, and cultures around the world.
What is Globalization
When cultures become more alike in language, values, traditions, or lifestyles.
What is homogenization?
Learning about food, music, and traditions from another country is this type of impact of globalization.
What is a positive impact?
TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat are examples of this.
What is social media?
The beliefs, traditions, language, and values shared by a cultural group.
What is cultural identity?
This type of globalization involves trade, businesses, goods, and services.
What is economic globalization
When a minority culture adopts the dominant culture and becomes absorbed into it.
What is assimilation?
A local language becoming less commonly spoken because a global language dominates is this type of impact.
What is a negative impact / challenge?
Movies, music, fashion, and trends enjoyed by large numbers of people are part of this.
What is popular culture?
Identity shared by a group of people based on things such as culture, religion, language, or nationality.
What is collective identity?
A Canadian student watching Korean television shows is an example of this type of globalization.
What is cultural globalization
When a group is pushed into a weaker or less powerful position in society.
What is marginalization?
Globalization can create both benefits and challenges. This is why we should examine more than one of these.
What are perspectives?
Using apps, videos, and online lessons to help young people learn a traditional language is an example of this.
What is language revitalization / cultural revitalization?
Family, religion, language, media, and community are all examples of these.
What are factors that influence identity?
Countries working together through international organizations is an example of this type of globalization.
What is political globalization
Allowing different groups to participate equally in society while keeping parts of their identity.
What is integration?
A worldwide clothing company using factories in several countries is an example of this Unit 1 case study topic.
What is fast fashion
Social media can influence identity by exposing people to these from around the world.
What are new ideas, cultures, values, and trends?
A person begins listening to music from other countries and changes their clothing style because of online trends. This shows globalization affecting this type of identity.
What is personal identity?
Name one way technology has increased globalization.
What is faster communication / social media / easier sharing of information / online trade?
Adjusting rules or practices so differences between groups can be respected.
What is accommodation?
Give one possible benefit AND one possible challenge of globalization for cultural identity.
What is, for example, sharing culture globally AND loss of local traditions/languages?
A community uses social media to share its language and traditions worldwide. Explain how globalization is both influencing AND strengthening identity in this example.
What is technology spreading global connections while also helping preserve and share cultural identity?