Understandings of Globalization
A corporation that operates in two or more countries
What is a transnational?
The separation of humans into ethnic or racial groups in daily life.
The incorporation of diverse minority groups into mainstream society
What is integration?
These are things that are widely liked by people.
What is popular culture?
This law made French the official language of Quebec.
What is Bill 101 or Charter of French Language?
The process by which the world's citizens are becoming increasingly interdependent on one another.
What is globalization?
After so many years of assimilation, the young Inuit looked to their elders to start learning their languages.
What is cultural revitalization?
A mass media corporation that produces television programs,films,music,books,and so on in two or more countries
Media Transnational
the common characteristics and values used to define a group
What is collective identity?
When a company hires another company to do some or all of its work. It usually involves hiring people in other countries which reduces the business costs.
What is outsourcing?
Residential schools were an example of this. They tried to absorb Aboriginal children into Canadian society by doing things like not allowing them to speak their language.
What is assimilation?
Example: After years of living in Canada, Ariel dresses and uses slangs like her Canadian friends.
What is acculturation?
Independent public authority in charge of regulating and supervising Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications
What is CRTC- Canadian Radio Telecommunications Commission?
These are the children of First Nations women and European men. The language that they created is called _______?
What is a Metis? What is Michif?
The spread of lifestyles over global networks.
What is social globalization?
Putting cultural or ethnic groups in a powerless position in society.
What is marginalization
Example: The government allowing RCMP officers to wear a turban after years of prohibiting it.
What is accommodation?
The spread of one popular culture around the world.
Universalization of culture
The only province that is officially bilingual in Canada.
What is New Brunswick?
The creation of a global market and global economy that has made products from the global community available to you.
What is economic globalization?
Joshua immigrated to the United States from Mexico. He is welcomed in school and introduced to the boys' soccer team because the vice principal heard about his interest in soccer.
What is integration?
This opportunity creates jobs and as a result, the areas become populated.
What is urbanization?
Afro-cuban music is an example of this.
Hybridization
The collective identity of a people who speak the same language
What is linguistic identity?