Vocabulary
The word pluralistic can be defined as this
society is made up of many groups
Hair colour, being a volleyball player, and liking to read are all in which category of identity?
Individual Identity
Describe importing and exporting
Importing is bringing goods into your country, exporting is selling goods to another country
Media can create a reduced sense of ____
collective identity, community, belonging, diversity
What are Canada's two public broadcasters?
CBC, SRC
a company that operates, produces, sells in more than 2 countries is described as
transnational corporation
The definition of globalization is?
Is a process that makes the world and citizens increasingly connected and interdependent
Outsourcing refers to what?
When a transnational corporation goes to other countries, usually those with low wages, to produce their goods or services
Media companies in the 1990s began to _____
merge into media transnationals - media consolidation
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees what?
A parents right to educate their child in French or English
The integration of different media forms, such as newspapers, television, and the internet, through digital technologies is described as what
Media convergence
The four dimensions of globalization can be explained as
economic, political, social, environmental
The four forces of globalization can be described as
Trade, transportation, media, communication technology
What is an example of something that DOES NOT promote globalization?
Cultural language laws
Which organization attempts to reflect the cultures, languages, and communities of diverse Indigenous peoples
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
cultural revitalization can be described as
Efforts to revive and strengthen the cultural traditions, languages, and practices of a community
In a collective you might use certain __________ with each other
slang, or language
One advantage and disadvantage of a transnational corporation is
+: cost effective, job opportunities, spread of resources, access to new materials
-: takes business away from locals, can't compete, exploitation of workers, monopoly
The RCMP allowing Sikh officers to wear their religious head pieces is an example of what?
Accomodation
Indigenous communities sharing their language and having train-to-trainer programs is an example of what?
Cultural revitalization
Glocal can be referred to as what
A term combining "global" and "local" to emphasize the interconnectedness of global trends and local experiences. What happens at the local level affects the global (vice versa)
An example of environmental globalization in the Lubicon Cree case study is
The land was depleted of natural resources and animals due to the mining of oil
In the 1950s, what new invention revolutionized trade?
sea containers- containerization
What is pop culture often equated to?
American culture- americanization
What are two ways someone could promote their culture?
Seek out cultural/language groups, Access culture and language using forms of media, pass-down language As a collective, fight for the return of cultural artifacts with cultural significance