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Overall Globalization Themes
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Characteristics about yourself like: what neighbourhood you grew up in, what kind of music you listen to, aspects of your appearance, languages you speak, your interests
What is...an example of individual identity
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A form of ethnocentrism that uses European ethnic, national, religious, and linguistic criteria to judge other peoples and their cultures.
What is... Eurocentrism?
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This economist believes unrestricted capitalism is dangerous and can lead to devastating results.
Who is... John Maynard Keynes
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The social, economic and political differences that separate men and women

What is... The Gender Gap

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Another term for "Homogenization" that showcases one country's cultural dominance on a global scale.

What is... Americanization

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The gap between those with access to up-to-date digital technology and those who do not.
What is... the Digital Divide
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The topic of the Leonardo Dicaprio film we watched.

What is... The Blood Diamond trade

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Three economic institutions that were formed at the Bretton Woods Conference
What is... GATT, World Bank and the IMF
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The idea that citizens of Canada should care about other nations/issues

What is... global citizenship

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Being able to read/listen to media and think critically about the messaging and source.

What is... media literacy

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The spread of one popular culture around the world. Also Give one example
What is...Universalization of Popular Culture - Hollywood is popular worldwide
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The need for land and resources, to spread Christianity, increased trade and access to new goods, cultural capital and to spread European values, power and prestige , availability of increased naval technology

What is...push factors that motivated Europeans to start exploring and colonizing other areas of the world.

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Transnationalism company that has been known to underpay their employees, use slave labour in overseas factories, and ignore safety issues in stores

What is... Walmart

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In the era of globalization, ___________ networks have made it possible to have endless consumer products.

What is... trade

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A non-indigenous person wearing a headdress at a festival is an example of...

What is...cultural appropriation.

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The mixing of cultures and identities to form something new. Give an example.
What is... Hybridization - Bollywood -Korean Hip Hop
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Two colonial powers that can be partially held responsible for the colonization of Canada and why?

What is... France and Great Britain. The Europeans thought the land was unclaimed and was free for them to take for their own (God, Glory, and Gold).

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Measured by: Longevity, Knowledge and Standard of Living
What is... Human Development Index
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Everyone, in theory, is granted the same rights by this treaty because they are human beings.
What is The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.
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Extracting resources at a rate that can be replenished naturally or with the help of human activity

What is sustainable resource development

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How does legally Canada affirm and promote our national culture and language?
What is... CRTC. Canada has passed cultural content laws to promote Canadian culture. Thirty per cent of music played by Canadian radio stations and 60 percent of programming on Canadian TV stations must be Canadian
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Those who went to residential schools were abused in countless ways. Since they were raised in an abusive environment, many of them did not formally deal with that abuse and were never taught how to love or take care of their own children. Many survivors turned to alcohol and drugs to cope with their feelings and memories. This has a toll on former students children and the painful cycle continues.
What is... intergenerational trauma.
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Enabling all human beings to live with their basic needs met, with their dignity acknowledged, and with abundant opportunity to pursue lives of satisfaction and happiness, all without risk of denying others in the present and the future the ability to do the same.

What is... sustainable prosperity

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Protesters say that international bodies such as the ______________ and ____________ have done a great deal to protect investors but little to protect workers and only serve the West, not the rest.

What is the World Bank and the IMF

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The process of affirming and promoting individual and collective cultural identity. Give an example of a Canadian cultural group that has done this.

What is cultural revitalization. The Métis.