Social Studies 10-1: Unit 1 - Globalization and Identity Latest Update Graded A+

Social Studies 10-1: Unit 1 - Globalization and Identity Latest Update Graded A+ Globalization The process that is making the world's citizens increasingly interdependent economically, socially, politically, environmentally, and technologically Social Globalization The process by which peoples' lifestyles spread over global networks Political Globalization Globalization through politics and world leaders Global Village The idea, popularized by Marshall McLuhan in the 1960s, that the entire world and its inhabitants are becoming one large community interconnected by technology, particularly television United Nations An organization of interdependent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security La Francophonie An international organization representing countries where French is the first or customary language Individual Identity The traits that make up a person's sense of individuality Collective Identity The combination of beliefs, values, view of history, and language of a people Official Bilingualism An official government policy under which a country recognizes two official languages Universalization of Popular Culture The production by media transnationals of the majority of television programs, films, magazines and so on that are consumed by a vast world audience Hybridization The blending of media/communications technologies resulting in new modes of expression and cross-cultural consumption Media Transnational A mass media corporation that produces television programs, films, music, books, and so on in two or more countries Media Consolidation Mergers of media transnationals that result in a concentration of ownership Official Languages Act The Act that states that French and English are Canada's official languages, and that all federal institutions must provide services in English and French, 1969 Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) The public authority that regulates and promotes Canadian culture in the broadcast media Canadian Content (CanCon) The amount of Canadian participation in Canada's broadcasting industry Homogenization A trend toward uniformity, as with world popular culture as a result of globalization Monoculture The uniform global popular culture that results from globalization Assimilation The absorption of a minority group by a dominant group Marginalization The pushing of a group to the "margins" of society, where they hold little social, political or economic power Accommodation An inclusive approach that allows religious or ethnic groups to maintain their distinctive cultures within mainstream society (alteration) Integration The incorporation of diverse minority groups into mainstream society Acculturation Change as a result of contact with other culture groups Cultural Revitalization A process through which unique cultures regain a sense of identity, such as through promoting heritage, languages or reviving traditions and customs NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) An alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country;