Pop Culture & Identity
Many countries adopting American fast food chains and Hollywood movies is an example of this.
What is Cultural Homongenization?
European countries colonized Africa and the Americas mainly to gain these.
What are resources and trade opportunities?
Nike producing shoes in countries with lower labour costs is an example of this.
What is Outsourcing?
Using solar panels instead of coal-fired electricity is an example of this type of energy.
What is Renewable Energy?
Students raising money for earthquake relief in another country demonstrates this.
What is Global Citizenship?
TikTok spreading dance trends and slang worldwide demonstrates this aspect of globalization.
What is Cultural Exchange?
The transfer of potatoes, horses, diseases, and sugar between Europe and the Americas is known as this.
What is the Columbus Exchange?
Amazon operating warehouses and businesses around the world is an example of this type of corporation.
What is a Transnational/Multinational company?
Taylor Swift flying frequently on private jets contributing to greenhouse gas emissions connects to this concept.
What is a Carbon Footprint?
Organizations such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International are examples of these.
What is NGO's?
Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" and Post Malone's "I Had Some Help" are examples of this.
What is Hybridization?
Canada’s residential school system is an example of this process.
What is Cultural Assimilation?
Reducing tariffs between countries to encourage trade is known as this.
What is Trade Liberalization?
Protecting forests instead of clearing them for development is an example of this.
What is Enviromental Stewardship?
Disney owning Marvel, Star Wars, and major media networks is an example of this.
What is Media Concentration?
A student celebrating Lunar New Year while also participating in Canadian traditions demonstrates this.
What is Intergration?
The belief that European culture was superior to others is called this.
What is Eurocentrism?
The WTO is primarily responsible for regulating this.
What is International Trade?
Buying coffee labeled “Fair Trade Certified” supports this goal.
What are fair wages and ethical working conditions?
Social media companies collecting massive amounts of user information worldwide raises concerns about this.
What is Digital Privacy/Surveillance?
A Canadian teen wearing traditional clothing from another culture after learning about it online demonstrates this.
What is Acculturation?
Colonized peoples being forced to adopt European languages and traditions is an example of this.
What is Cultural Imperalism?
A country accepting IMF loans but being required to cut government spending is an example of this.
What is a Structural Adjustment Program?
Factories polluting rivers and destroying ecosystems is an example of this.
What is Environmental Degradation?
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran conflict affecting economies worldwide demonstrates this concept.
What is Economic Interdependence ?