Key Terms
The process of increasing interconnectedness and interdependence among nations worldwide.
What is Globalization
The process by which local cultures become similar to a dominant global culture, often leading to a loss of cultural diversity
What is Homogenization
The two types of identity
What is individual and collective identity
A group of people who came to the United States from Laos after the Vietnam War because of the significant turmoil they faced there.
What is the Hmong
An identity shared by a group of people. Ex.(values, beliefs, ways of life.)
What is Collective Identity
The forces of globalization on identity include (minimum 3).
What is... Language, Role Models, Attire, The Arts, Religion, Spirituality, Relationship to Land, and/or Traditions
Name 3 factors that determine individual identity
Any of these or more can be named
Race, Ethnicity, Location, Environment, culture, political view, language and more
Adoption of certain language, behavior, clothing, or tradition belonging to a minority culture by a dominant culture or group in a way that is exploitative, disrespectful, or stereotypical.
What is Cultural Appropriation
A culturally, ethnically, or racially distinct group that coexists with but is subordinate to a more dominant group
What is a Minority Group
Interconnected process with globalization that facilitates the sharing of cultural practices, ideas, and values across borders, leading to both enrichment and challenges to local identities.
What is Cultural Exchange
As children, we learn language, traditions (customs), and values from family and culture but as teenagers, you begin choosing which aspects of your upbringing to keep or reject.
What is the Formation of Identity
A group that emerged from early global interaction between First Nations women and French (later British) fur traders in the 1500s–1600s.
What is the Metis
The process of restoring, promoting, and sustaining endangered or declining languages to ensure their continued use and cultural significance.
What is Language Revitalization
How does globalization relate to identity in a positive way
Our cultural identities and affinity groupings are affected by globalization. With the help of technology, we may communicate with one another wherever in the world thus providing more choice when creating our identities.
An identity that has developed over time, largely due to ties with the United States and participation in the World Wars.
What is Canadian Collective Identity.
Essential for preserving distinct French culture and heritage; at the core of Francophone identity.
What is French Language
A society consisting of many groups (ex. Canada).
What is Pluralistic Society
How does globalization relate to identity in a negative way?
The process of globalization is a threat posed to local cultures and distinct identities by the cultural homogenization that is typically associated with globalization.
The "lens" through which individuals filter and shape their perception of reality, encompassing beliefs, values, and assumptions.
What is Worldview
Language rights that are protected in the British North America Act and updated in the Constitution Act giving Canadians the right to receive federal government services in French or English and use either language in federal courts.
What is Official Bilingualism