Identity
The background or situation in which something happens.
What is context?
A company that operates in more than one country.
What is a transnational corporation?
The gap between people who have technology and those who don’t.
What is the digital divide?
Laws that limit foreign media to protect local culture.
What are cultural content laws?
When people adopt parts of another culture while keeping their own.
What is acculturation?
A person whose behavior sets an example for others.
What is a role model?
When a few companies control most of the media.
What is media concentration?
Information spread to influence opinions, often one-sided.
What is propaganda?
The variety of different cultures within society.
What is cultural diversity?
Give an example of pop culture that has spread worldwide.
K Pop, Hollywood, etc...
A group that shares something in common, like traditions or language.
What is a collective?
Combining different kinds of media, like newspapers and online news.
What is media convergence?
Culture that is widely shared, like music, movies, or fashion.
What is pop culture?
When one cultural group is absorbed into another, often losing its identity.
What is assimilation?
Which term describes when two or more cultures blend into something new?
What is hybridization?
Explain how being part of a collective might influence your identity.
Answers vary: e.g., “It shapes your values and traditions.”
The ability to produce more goods at a lower cost per item.
What are economies of scale?
When a cultural idea spreads worldwide.
What is universalization?
A process where cultural groups are able to maintain and strengthen their identity.
What is cultural revitalization?
Why might countries pass cultural content laws?
To protect their local identity and culture.
Give a real-life example of a role model in your community.
Answers vary.
The variety of life in the world or a particular ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
The mixing of cultures to create something new.
What is hybridization?
A compromise where different cultures adapt to each other.
What is accommodation?
Name 3 ways globalization affects culture.
universalization, hybridization, acculturation, assimilation.