Global Connections
Buying bananas from Mexico at a Canadian grocery store is an example of this worldwide process.
Globalization
1. Someone whose first language is English is known as this.
2. Someone whose first language is French is known as this.
Anglophone
Francophone
What is media?
TV, radio, internet, and newspapers are all examples of this.
What is an example of historical trade?
- Silk Road
- Indigenous peoples of Canada and Europeans
Provide an example of accommodation
A school provides halal lunches so Muslim students can follow their beliefs.
Canada joins an international peacekeeping mission with the UN. This is an example of this type of globalization.
Political Globalization
Your love of hockey, music taste, and personality traits are part of this.
Individual Identity
Term for media companies merging into media transnationals resulting in a concentration of media ownership
Media convergence
McDonald’s, Apple, and Nike operate in many countries. They are examples of these companies.
transnational corporations
K-pop blends Korean culture with Western pop styles. This is an example of what?
Hybridization
Japan adopting Halloween because of movies and TV shows is an example of this cultural trend.
Popular culture
A person feels connected to their cultural group because they share a LANGUAGE. This describes this type of identity.
This Canadian organization decides what can be broadcast on TV and radio.
CRTC: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
A Canadian company pays workers in India to answer customer calls. This practice is called what?
Outsourcing
A community brings back its traditional language through classes and ceremonies. This process is called what?
Cultural revitalization
When all cultures start looking similar because of globalization, this process is occurring.
Homogenization
A student says, “Being Cree and part of my nation shapes who I am.” They are describing this identity type.
Collective Identity
A radio station must play a certain percentage of Canadian songs. This rule is known as what?
CanCon (Canadian Content)
What are pros and cons to international trade?
Pros:
- Access to resources
- Innovation
-Economic growth
Cons:
-Economic dependance -
What is acculturation? Provide an example
When someone adopts some traits of a new culture but keeps their original culture at the same time, this process is happening.
Example: celebrating Diwali in Canada while also celebrating Thanksgiving
What is NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement (Now CUSMA)
elimination or reduction of barriers to trade and investment between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
How are Canadian perspectives protected in media? Give examples.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- certain number of Canadian artists/ shows etc.
- Channels like Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and TV5
What are pros and cons to pop culture?
Global connection (access) vs. homogenization (erase local culture)
This economic measure counts everything produced inside a country’s borders.
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
This Quebec law requires French to be the official language of workplaces, schools, and signs.
Bill 101