Social Globalization
Give an example of how you contribute to social globalization.
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The Silk Road linked between them.
What linked China and Rome?
NAFTA (stands for).
What is North America Free Trade Agreement?
The culture of the minority group is absorbed by another culture – the “dominant” culture. The culture of the minority disappears.
Assimilation
A large corporation with business located in two or more countries.
What is multinational corporation?
A criticism of cultural globalization.
What is cultural homogenization (cultural sameness)?
Most bananas sold in Canada are grown on huge plantations owned by ________________
transnational corporations (TNC’s).
The purpose of the United nations.
What is maintain peace and stability?
Involves accepting and creating space for one another. Can affect customs, traditions, technologies, values, languages, and beliefs of both cultures.
Accomodation
What are the four FORCES of globalization?
Trade, Transportation, Media, Communication Technology
Globalization when cultures from other countries come to a specific place and override the native culture.
What is evolution?
On smaller banana farms in some Caribbean countries, banana production cannot compete with the large transnational corporations. As a result, prices of bananas from countries such as Jamaica and St. Lucia are _________________________.
higher
The global body organizing world economics.
What is WTO or World Trade Organization?
The cultural changes that occur when two cultures adapt to each other’s worldview.
Acculturation
What is it called when large companies move jobs to other countries/hire international workers with lower employment costs?
Outsourcing
The spread of world cultures throughout the world, expanding our awarenesses of other cultures.
What is a positive perspective on social globalization?
Critics argue that countries are too __________ on each other for resources. This can end badly if there is a Global Depression or Financial crisis …
interdependent
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
What is colonization?
The act of putting individuals or groups in a powerless or unimportant position in society.
Marginalization
Savings that are achieved by producing, using, and buying things in large quantities are known as...
Economies of scale
They began to increase when business began to globalize.
What happens to communication with foreign nations?
The wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
What is economy?
Political Globalization is the way political decisions and actions are becoming increasingly _________________
international
Refers to the use of electronic technology to integrate media. It enables print and broadcast media to work together to create content and develop stories for their websites.
Media convergence
When consumers frequent chain stores it can lead to a _____________ of cultures as transnationals become the common link between cultures
Homogenization