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Globalization & Identity
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- 1AcculturationThe cultural changes when cultures adapt to eachother's worldview
- 2AccomodationCreating "space" for each others culture (traditions, beliefs, technology)
- 3AssimilationA culture or group being absorbed by the more dominant's culture
- 4Collective Identityshared sense of belonging to a group
- 5CultureOne's beliefs including tradition (what they eat, wear, practice etc)
- 6Cultural Content LawsGov Laws preventing a groups cultural identity (literature, movies songs) to be overwhelmed by the media of a more dominant culture
- 7Cultural Revitalizationtrying to renew culture (Ex: Banning English words in France)
- 8Culture diversitythe existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
- 9Digital DivideThe gap that divides people who can/can't access up to date technology
- 10Disparitythe difference between two things. "Gap"
- 11Fair Tradeaddress inequalities in money dividing between jobs, protect fluctuating revenue by setting a payment line that won’t change. This often raises the price of goods in the developed world.
- 12First World Problemsa relatively trivial or minor problem or frustration (implying a contrast with serious problems such as those that may be experienced in the developing world).
- 13Global Villagethe world considered as a single community linked by telecommunications.
- 14GlobalizationThe inter connectiveness of the world by things such as trade or technology.
- 15HomogonizationErasing of cultural differences so people become more similar
- 16HybridizationCombining elements of 2 or more different things to create something new.
- 17Individual IdentityIdentities that are dynamic- they develop and change constantly. We make choices about identity.
- 18Integrationan act or instance of integrating a racial, religious, or ethnic group.
- 19MarginializationThe process of making a group less important, or regulated to a second position
- 20Media Convergenceinterconnection of information and communications technologies, computer networks, and media content. It brings together the “three C’s”—computing, communication, and content—and is a direct consequence of the digitization of media content and the popularization of the Internet.
- 21Media Concentrationdecreasing number of individuals and organizations that own media outlets, effectively concentrating the ownership of multiple organization into the control of very few entities
- 22Economies of ScaleA proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production (Buying in bulk)
- 23MonocultureA single, homogeneous culture without diversity.
- 24Multiculturalismthe view that the various cultures in a society merit equal respect and scholarly interest.
- 25Pop CultureOften refers t ocurrent cultural trends that are spread by commercial mass media
- 26PropogandaPromoting of specific goals of a political cause by use of ideas in formation, usually biased and misleading.
- 27UniversalizationSpread of cultures, trends, customs and practices around the world
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