Change as a result of contact with other cultural groups
What is Acculturation?
100
This well-known American company is known for paying its workers very low wages, little or no health care programs, treats women poorly, and sells products for very low prices.
What is Wal-Mart?
100
Name the three types of globalization.
What are social, political, and economic?
100
Poem by Rudyard Kipling, which refers to the responsibilities of European people when in contact with people of another race/ethnicity
What is "White Man's Burden"?
100
This economic system operates entirely under the control of the government.
What is socialism?
200
Revival of certain aspects of a cultural identity
What is cultural revitalization?
200
This factory in Bangladesh collapsed, killing a large number of workers and brutally mauling others. Companies like Joe Fresh operated out of this factory.
What is Rana Plaza?
200
This organization consists of representatives from countries around the world, and was formed following World War II. One of its purposes is to prevent another world war from occurring.
What is the United Nations?
200
An economic system in which the monarch benefits
What is mercantilism?
200
Following the Great Depression, this man proposed that economic systems should remain free from government control.
Who is Friedrich Hayek
300
A term that encompasses more aspects of life than "standard of living"; may encompass aspects such as ability to practice cultural traditions or involvement in a loving, supportive community
What is quality of life?
300
This commission is tasked with promoting Canadian content in the media within Canada (for example, limiting the amount of American content on Canadian Netflix)
What is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission?
300
When a natural disaster or other crisis is experienced in one country, resources like food and medical personnel will be sent in from another country in an effort to help
What is Foreign Aid?
300
These two cultural groups were in conflict during the Rwanda genocide
Who are the Tutsis and the Hutus
300
This man opposed the ideas of Friedrich Hayek.
Who is John Maynard Keynes?
400
When certain franchises or TV shows become popular around the world (for example, the worldwide popularity of Sesame Street)
What is universalization of popular culture?
400
Control of certain goods or services by corporations (for example, healthcare or water)
What is privatization?
400
These rights are considered fundamental for human beings, regardless of their race, gender, societal status, etc.
What are human rights?
400
The belief that one cultural group is dominant or superior to another.
What is ethnocentrism?
400
This organization lends money to countries who agree to follow a certain set of rules (for example, agreeing to privatize their resources).
What is the World Bank?
500
Laws that are passed regarding languages.
What is linguistic legislation (or language laws)?
500
Critics of cultural homogenization fear that the USA's increasing production of popular TV shows and other media is resulting in this.
What is Americanization?
500
When different kinds of cultural media are blended in a way that results in a new form of expression (e.g. Spanish sesame street)
What is hybridization?
500
What company initially took over India by taking advantage of its cultural turmoil?
What is the British East India Company?
500
Continued economic growth without negative impacts on the environment