Globalization Basics
The increasing connection of people, goods, and ideas around the world.
What is globalization?
When a group is forced to adopt the culture of a dominant group
What is assimilation?
When the same media and entertainment is consumed worldwide
What is the universalization of pop culture?
Bill 101
What law in Quebec protects the French language?
It gives people more choices and cheaper products
What is one good thing about globalization?
Trade or transnational corporations
What is an element of economic globalization?
Bringing back lost or suppressed traditions, languages, and practices
What is cultural revitalization?
Disney, Netflix, Universal, etc.
What is an example of a global media company (media transnational)?
The Official Languages Act
What law made English and French the two official languages of Canada?
People may lose jobs or culture
What is one bad thing about globalization?
Countries depending on one another for goods, services, or resources
What does the term “interdependence” mean?
When a group is pushed to the edges of society and has little power or voice
What does marginalization mean?
When different forms of media are owned or shared by the same companies
What is media convergence?
People stop using them because of colonization and powerful global languages like English
Why are some languages disappearing?
It’s cheaper to pay workers in other countries
Why do companies send jobs to other countries?
Economic, social, and political
What are the three types of globalization?
The blending of different cultural elements to create something new
What is hybridization in culture?
Loss of cultural diversity
What is one negative effect of homogenization?
They were afraid French would disappear and English would take over.
Why did Quebec want to protect the French language?
They can buy more things at lower prices
How does globalization help people who shop?
Businesses that operate in more than one country (e.g., Nike, Apple)
What are transnational corporations?
Allowing Sikhs to wear turbans in the RCMP
What is an example of cultural accommodation in Canada?
When American culture/media dominates global perspectives
What does “Americanization” mean in media?
By making laws, using them in schools, and including them in signs and media.
How can a country protect different languages?
Workers might get low pay or have unsafe jobs
What is one problem with outsourcing?