key terms chapter 6-9

Question 1

White man’s burden

Answer 1

Europeans attitude towards imperialism. Imperialism was a service that Europeans gave to non-European peoples, it was often resented.

Question 2

Homogenization

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Acculturation

Answer 3

Change as a result of contact with another cultural group or groups

Question 4

Humanitarian

Answer 4

Concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare

Question 5

Apartheid

Answer 5

A policy of the South African government from 1948 to 1990 that denied rights to non-white citizens

Question 6

Hybridization

Answer 6

The blending of media and communications technologies resulting in new modes of expression and cross-cultural consumption

Question 7

Assimilation

Answer 7

The absorption of a minority group by a dominant group

Question 8

Compensation

Answer 8

Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense (repay or make up for) for loss, injury, or suffering

Question 9

Imperialism

Answer 9

An association between peoples that intentionally benefits one people over another, often by laying claim to territory inhabited by indigenous or non-indigenous peoples, seizing land and resources through conflict and warfare, and imposing political control.

Question 10

Infant side

Answer 10

The killing of a young child under the age of 12 months

Question 11

Cultural protectionism

Answer 11

Conscious, interventionist attempts on parts of the government to promote cultural production and to limit the effect of foreign culture on the domestic audience

Question 12

Liberty

Answer 12

The quality or state of being free, the positive enjoyment of various social, political, or economic rights and privileges.

Question 13

Modernization

Answer 13

The process of adapting something to modern needs or habits
The transformation from a traditional, rural, agricultural society to a secular, urban, industrial society.

Question 14

Diplomacy

Answer 14

The Art and science of maintain in peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals

Question 15

Multiculturalism

Answer 15

The presence of, or support for the presence of several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society

Question 16

Diversification

Answer 16

The process of increasing the variety of goods and services in a country

Question 17

Neocolonialism

Answer 17

A foreign power indirectly controlling or influencing a territory and its people usually through financial means.
In colonialism, imperial governments have direct control in the governing of colonies where neocolonialism is more subtle. It involves indirect influence.

Question 18

Eurocentrism

Answer 18

I believe that the European worldview is superior to all others

Question 19

Oppression

Answer 19

A government or political organization in power places restrictions formally or covertly on an individual group, or institution.

Question 20

Exploitation

Answer 20

The use of a person or group for selfish purposes

Question 21

Pluralism

Answer 21

A political body where diversity of languages, beliefs, traditions, values, religions and other aspects of culture embedded as part of the foundations of the country. A society that respects and values the individual and collective opinions and identities of all people.

Question 22

Stereotyping

Answer 22

I fixed, overgeneralize belief about a particular group or class of people

Question 23

Tyranny

Answer 23

A cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else