Youth, Technology & The Web
This term describes today’s young people who have been “transformed by computers” and are "raised by the Web."
What is the Net Generation?
This 1876 legislation gave the Canadian government vast control over the lives, land, and legal status of First Nations people.
What is the Indian Act?)
This is the idea that individuals have moral and legal rights and responsibilities to the global society as a whole.
What is global citizenship?
“Advertising alerts consumers to new products... [and] allows manufacturers to produce large quantities because they know they can sell what they produce.” This speaker believes advertising promotes what?
What is efficiency or mass production?
“When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent... when they came for me, there was no one left.” This illustrates the importance of what concept?
What is individual responsibility or activism?
This is the gap between those who have easy access to communication technology and those who do not.
What is the digital divide?
These government-mandated institutions were used to take children from their homes to turn them into “Christian wage earners.”
What were residential schools?
This term refers to using intentional action, such as protests or demonstrations, to bring about social or political change.
What is activism?
“Consumption must be encouraged to stimulate production... it is a major source of our pleasures and our dreams.” This speaker supports what mindset?
What is consumerism or materialism?
“As citizens of the global community, we must work to make sure our voices are heard. 'Power to the people!'” This speaker advocates for what?
What is active citizenship?
One perspective in the exam argues that for a generation raised on instant information, this concept is “becoming a thing of the past.”
What is privacy?
1916 Easter Uprising
1960 - 1966 Quiet Revolution
1970 October Crisis
1990 Oka Standoff
Which of the above event was a violent conflict between the Canadian government and the Mohawk people over a land dispute.
What was the Oka Standoff?
This is an organized refusal to buy a product or deal with a company to pressure them to change their practices.
What is a boycott?
“A serious problem of the market economy is its dependence on advertising... consumers are bombarded with every type of lie imaginable.” This speaker views advertising as what?
What is manipulation or deceptive?
“The real power lies with legislators and law makers who decide just how the people of the world will live.” This speaker believes individual influence is what?
What is minimal or non-existent?
This online encyclopedia is a prime example of global community collaboration and the sharing of knowledge.
What is Wikipedia?
This term refers to beads made of seashells, often woven into belts, used as memory aids in oral history and ceremonial devices.
What is wampum?
This organized social movement promotes equitable standards for labor and the environment for products like coffee and chocolate.
What is Fair Trade?
“The continuing global tendency towards the free flow of trade across nations... triggers competition which improves the living standard.” This reflects a positive view of what?
What is trade liberalization or globalization?
“A generation of kids don't know how to communicate unless they have a keyboard at their fingertips.” This speaker identifies a challenge to what?
What is collective identity or traditional communication?
This term, sometimes called "Web 2.0," describes a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people to change the world.
What is the World Wide Web?
This is the principle that a people should have the right to determine their own system of government without outside intervention.
What is self-determination?
A branding mechanism which companies license to sell Product Red branded products to raise funds for the Global Fund is an example of companies taking on _____________.
What is social responsibility?
“We must discourage patterns of consumption that have a negative impact on society and reinforce inequalities.” This speaker advocates for what?
What is sustainable consumption or social justice?
“The surge in foreign investment has brought much-needed managerial expertise... regions that grew fastest took the greatest advantage of trade.” This supports the benefits of what?
What is Foreign Direct Investment or trade liberalization?