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Social 10 - Globalization and Identity Keyboard Shortcuts (DRAFT) by

Intorduction to globaliaztion - identity - opportunities of globalization - challenges of globalization - organizations

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Individual Identity

Traits that make up a person's sense of indivi­duality

Global­ization

The process of the world are becoming one community partic­ularly and interc­onn­ected

Collective Identity

A combin­ation of beliefs, values, views of history, and languages shared by a group of people.

Puralistic Society

A society in which diversity is embedded as part of the founda­tions of the country
A society that respects and values the individual and collective opnioins and identities of all people.

Global Village

The process of societies and economies become more interd­epe­ndent and interc­onn­ected.
Marshall McLuhan coined in 1964.

Interd­epe­ndence

Multiple people or things that are dependent on each other.

Cutural Recivi­liz­ation

A process through which unique cultures regain a sense of identity, such as through promoting heritage languages or reviving traditions and customs.

Multic­ultural Society

A multic­ultural society is a society in which there are many different people of different ethnic, lingui­stic, and religious backgr­ounds.

Puralistic Society

In which diversity is embedded, valued, and protected.
 

Accult­uration

A change in group as a result of contact withan­other group.

Acomma­dation

Accepting, allowing, and/or reaching compro­mises to allow for differ­ences.
Something the dominant culture does to allow the minority culture to thrive.

Interg­ration

The incorp­oration of diverse minority groups into mainstream society by creating an enviro­nment in which diverse identities are supported.

Identity Affirm­ation

Feeling proud of and protecting your identity by refusing to blend in with the crowd and by creating space for yourself in society.

Hybrid­ization

The blending of media, art, food, and/or popular culture resulting in something new.

Media Transn­ati­onals

A mass media company that produces tv, film, music, books and so on in two or more countries.

Media Consol­idation

Media companies buy each other and merge.
 

Homoge­niz­ation

A trend towards unifor­mity, as with world popular culture as a result of global­iza­tion.

Monocu­lture

A uniform, global popular culture that results from homoge­niz­ation and global­iza­tion.

Assimi­lation

The absorption of a minority group by a dominant group.

Margin­ali­zation

Pushing a group of people to the ”margins” of society where they hold little social, political, or economic power.
 

CBC

Canada’s anglophone public broadc­aster. Owned by the federal government (crown corpor­ation). Broadcasts Canadian, anglophone perspe­ctives.

SRC

Canada’s franco­phone public broadc­aster. Broadcasts Canadian, franco­phone perspe­ctives.

CRTC

Regulatess how much Canadian content (CanCon) is shown on public broadc­asting networks.
Promotes and protects Canadian art, artists, and perspe­ctives.

United Nations

Focuses on global issues
- Peace and security
- Human rights
- Humani­tar­ianism
- Sustai­nable develo­pment and climate action
- Intern­ational law
- Other current world issues (AIDS, COVID-19, equality)

G7 (Group of 7)

Focuses include
- Global food supply issues
- Economic and social develo­pment
- Trade
- Foreign affairs
- Global energy use

La Franco­phonie

Resulted in the creation of TV5
- A French language channel that promotes franco­phone progra­mming
- Reaches viewers across 5 continents
Purpose is to
- Promote the French language
- Promote political, educat­ional, and economic cooper­ation

The Bi and Bi Commission

Protect and promote the equal partne­rship of “two founding” races.
Encourage the 1969 Official Languages Act, making French and English the official languages of Canada.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Language rights.