GLOBALIZATION Flashcards

(40 cards)

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refers to the “processes through which local and regional ideas, products, and practices are transformed into worldwide ideas, products, and practices

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GLOBALIZATION

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has helped erased the notion of territorial boundaries between countries, gradually eroding the idea of the term nation

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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

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Smoke signals, habemus papam, pigeon post

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THE VISUAL ERA

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4
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printing press

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Johannes Gutenburg (1950)

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5
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telegraph (1838)

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THE WIRED ERA

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6
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telephone

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Alexander Graham Bell (1876)

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7
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first videophone

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Georg Oskar Schubert (1930)

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8
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xerox fax machine

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Alexander Bain (1964)

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9
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first handheld mobile phone

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Motorola (1973)

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10
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first mobile (cellular) phone network

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1981

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persons respectful of and engaged with people from distinctly
different cultures.

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MULTICULTURIST

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the recognition and valuing of the difference, encompassing such
factors as age, gender, race, ethnicity, ability, religion, education,
marital status, sexual orientation and income.

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DIVERSITY

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lacking understanding of cultural difference

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CULTURALLY CONFUSED

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14
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interaction with individuals from different cultures

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INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

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interactants are of different races

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INTERRACIAL COMMUNICATION

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16
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communicating parties
have different ethnic origins

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INTERETHNIC COMMUNICATION

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communication between persons
representing political structures or nations

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International communication

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Knowledge, beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts
that are acquired, shared, and used by its members within a
culture as a whole

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Composed of members of the same general culture who
differ/similarities in some ethnic or sociological way from the
parent culture

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Group members feel like outsiders

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MARGINALIZED
GROUP

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Being perceived as the majority of the
population and having a significant presence in
institutions relating to communication,
education, artistic expression, law, government
and business

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DOMINANT
CULTURE

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STRATEGIES OF CO-CULTURE TO JOIN THE DOMINANT CULTURE

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assimilation, accomodation, separation,

23
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is the lens through which we see the world

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see one’s own culture as superior to all

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ETHNOCENTRISM

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adherence to the principle of cultural relativism They advocate respect for uniqueness, tolerance for difference, and adherence to the principle of cultural relativity
CULTURAL PLURALISM
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Cultures in which individual goals are stressed; cultivates individual initiative and achievement ; “I”
INDIVIDUALISM
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Cultures in which group goals are stressed; tend to nurture group influences; “We”
COLLECTIVISM
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A tradition-bound communication system which depends on indirectness
HIGH CONTEXT COM
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A system that encourages directness in communication; exhibits a more direct communication style
LOW-CONTEXT COM.
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A culture that gives great deference to a person of authority
HIGH POWER DISTANCE CULTURES
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A culture that values the equal treatment of everyone
LOW POWER DISTANCE CULTURES
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In a masculine culture, men are expected to be assertive, competitive, and focused on material success.
H.MUSCULINE C
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"Femininity stands for a society in which women are supposed to be modest, tender, and concerned with the quality of life."
H FEMININE CULTURE
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refers to the way of presenting themselves
GENDER ROLES
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socially constructed; share experience of oppression
RACIAL AND ETHNIC IDENTITY
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has to do with belief in faith issues
RELIGIOUS IDENTITY
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related to the widening gap between the ultrawealthy, and middle and lower classes
SOCIOECONOMIC IDENTITY
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refers to the legal status or citizenship
NATIONAL IDENTITY
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mental images or pictures that we believe in; shortcuts (positive or negative) that guide reactions
STEREOTYPES
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typically refers to the negative aspects of the stereotype.
Prejudice