Exam 1 Flashcards
Digital divide
The gap between people with regard to their ability to access and use information and communication technology
Blended learning
The integration of online and traditional face-to-face approaches to learning.
Cultural lag
A condition in which one part of a culture is not keeping pace with another part.
Assimilation
The process in which people lose their cultural differences and blend into the wider society
Digital immigrants
Not born into the digital world, but learn it later on in life
Culture
Way of life, everything that is learned, shared, and transmitted from one generation
Digital natives
Adopt to new technologies at faster rates
Cultural landscape
The different lifestyles, traditions, and perspectives that can be found in US
Diversity
All the ways in which people are different
Cultural cruise control
We act as through our own values, beliefs, and experiences are universal
Ethnicity
Cultural heritage shared with other people
Gender
Cultural differences that distinguish males and females
Glass ceiling
Attitudes and actions that block the promotion of women and minorities into the top management positions
Global perspective
View of the world and our place in it
Globalization
The growing interdependence of people and cultures
