Social Challenges and Opportunities

Question 1

Individual identity

Answer 1

unique characteristics, traits and beliefs that define a person

Question 2

collective identity

Answer 2

sense of belonging and shared characteristics

Question 3

pluralism

Answer 3

embracing diversity by engaging with people with different beliefs

Question 4

official bilingualism

Answer 4

two languages are recognized as the official languages of a country

Question 5

2 rights of official bilingualism for Canada

Answer 5

1. the right to use French or English in the proceedings of parliament and legislatures of Canada
2. the right to receive federal and provincial government services in either French or English

Question 6

universalization of popular culture

Answer 6

the spread of one popular culture around the world

Question 7

media consolidation

Answer 7

process where there are less and less individuals on social medias and just bigger companies

Question 8

digital minorisation

Answer 8

certain people face unfair treatment or exclusion in the digital world

Question 9

cultural imperialism

Answer 9

dominance of one culture over others

Question 10

homogenization

Answer 10

the process of making things uniform/similar

Question 11

monoculture

Answer 11

supporting, advocating or allowing the expression of the culture of a single social or ethnic group

Question 12

assimilation

Answer 12

minority culture willingly giving up their identity

Question 13

3 pros of global migration

Answer 13

-cultural diversity
-promoting the exchange of ideas and traditions
-economic growth

Question 14

3 cons of global migration

Answer 14

-integration
-discrimination
-social inequality

Question 15

marginalization

Answer 15

making somebody/something seem insignificant

Question 16

accommodation

Answer 16

people from dif cultures come into contact and create space for one another

Question 17

secularism

Answer 17

an ideology that seperates religion from ordinary activities of a country

Question 18

integration

Answer 18

newcomers are incorporated into the social structure

Question 19

bill 21(Quebec)

Answer 19

the ban of government workers from wearing religious symbols on the job

Question 20

acculturation

Answer 20

cultural modification by adapting/borrowing traits from another culture

Question 21

cultural revitalization

Answer 21

process of reclaiming and re-evaluating cultural practices, traditions and values that have been lost of marginalized

Question 22

hybridization

Answer 22

mixing/blending Dif cultural traits to make a new culture

Question 23

cosmopolitan

Answer 23

emphasizes worthiness of human beings regardless of their location

Question 24

censorship

Answer 24

suppression of speech, public communication or other info

Question 25

official languages act

Answer 25

statue that made English and French the official languages of Canada, 1969