Social 10 - Unit 1 Notes

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Social 10 - Unit 1 Notes

Important Terms to Know:

Social Globalization: The spread of ideas and cultural values across the world

Economic Globalization: The way the world has become interdependent on resources over time

Political Globalization: The growth of a worldwide political system

‘Global village’: The idea that the world is becoming smaller, or more like a "village" because of the ease of connections between people across the world

Interdependence: When countries depend on each other

‘Cultural imperialism’ (Americanization): When a more dominating culture overtakes the ideas or people of another culture. "Americanization" refers to the dominating culture in the United States.

Protectionism:

Consumer society, non-consumer society

Official bilingualism

Individual identity, collective identity, conformity

Francophone, Anglophone

Culture, popular culture

Accommodation

Acculturation

Linguistic identity

Language viability

Assimilation

Hybridization

Homogenization

Monoculture

Diversification

Marginalization

Integration

Secularism

Global urbanization

Global migration

Cultural revitalization

Cultural affirmation

Universalization

Transnational corporation

Media transnationals

CBC, APTN, TV5, CRTC, CanCon

La Francophonie

Bill 101, Official Languages Act

Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism

BNA Act, Constitution Act, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Metis/ Hmong