vocab Flashcards
(28 cards)
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marginalization
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- pushing of a group to the margins of society
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accomodation
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- all individuals are offered opportunities to best coexist with one another
3
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assimilation
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- forcing a culture to take on a dominant culture
4
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acculturation
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- the cultural exchange of goods
ex. when immigrant groups learn the language of their new home
5
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integration
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- the immigrating cultures equality in society
6
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cultural revitalization
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- the act of relearning and practicing your original culture and/or religion
7
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homogenization
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- strives to create a general type of people
- things becoming the same
8
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americanization
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- homogenization specific to american culture
9
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hybridization
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- when two or more cultures combine to create new modes of expression and mixed culture
10
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affirming culture
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- recognizing your sense of self
11
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multiculturalism
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- a society in which many varying cultures thrive with equal rights and opportunities
12
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protecting canadian identity
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- a law that protects and preserves all forms of cultural identities
13
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english dominance
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- the dominance of the english language across the globe
14
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bill 21
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- in quebec, all cultures other than French do not have the freedom to protect its identity
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global trade
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- the import and export of goods and services across international boundaries
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transportation
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- the movement of goods and people from one place to another
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media consolidation
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- when one company stores all of its information in one place
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transnational corporations
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- corporations operating in many different countries
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media convergence
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- the molding of many medias into one
20
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univerzalization of pop culture
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- The processes of spreading culture through the media
21
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globalization
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increasing integration of economies around the world, particularly through the movement of goods, services, and capital across borders
22
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media concentration
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the ownership of the mass media by fewer individuals
23
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diversification
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becoming more diverse
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CRTC
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- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- regulates canadian media to ensure canadian exposure
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CanCon
- canadian content
- require specifc amounts of canadian content
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bill 101
- the charter of the french language
- made french the official language of quebec
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bill 21
prohibit certain persons from wearing religious symbols while exercising their functions
