What are the 3 dimensions of Globalization?
Physical, Psychological, Emotional
Political, Social, Economic
Political, Social, Transnational
A transnational corporation is:
A company that exports and imports freely
A company which produces its own goods and sell to the consumers directly
A company which sells goods and services directly to the public in many countries
Retail operations sells goods and services to the public
Check all that apply - Wal-Mart is an example of:
Retail Operator
Transnational Corporation
A union is:
When workers join together to negotiate certain employment conditions with their company
When two companies join together to negotiate with a government
When employee groups join together to lobby agains the government
A society is:
A collection of people across many regions who are governed by one body
An order of people who participate in trade collectively across many borders
A group of people who form an ordered community centered on kinship, an ideology, a religion, a language, or a particular world view
Globalization is only the transfer of goods
Check all which are forms of social globalization
Democracy
The World Health Organization sharing knowledge on diseases
Pop stars conducting a world tour
Wal-Mart expands into new countries
Jeans with holes in them become a fashion trend across the world
Choose the best answer which depicts the dimension of political globalization:
New regulations are imposed globally on travelers due to Ebola virus outbreak
Democratic elections are held in Pakistan for the first time
Governments negotiate a commercial deal with an international oil company to drill on national land
The expansion and impacts of transnational corporations fall into the economic dimension of globalization
A "global village" is:
A very large community which comes together based on similar world views
A concept to promote international democracy and diplomacy
The concept that everyone in the world will become connected through television
Check all that apply - Democracy is:
An idea that is spreading from country to country
A concept that boosts people's standard of living and improves the ethics of government
An idea that is dying due to controversy
A concept that believes in bringing people freedom to make choices from government control
A minority group is one that is in control of the larger society, represent many, and less likely to face discrimination
Check all that apply - Examples of Minority groups are:
Aboriginal People In Canada
African Americans In the United States
Syrian refugees in Germany
Mexicans employed in California
Official bilinguialism is:
Countries which legally recognize two languages
People who can speak at least 4 languages
Countries who only recognize 1 language
What is the biggest drawback of official bilingualism in Canada?
It causes confusion to trade situations, governments, and visitors
It is very expensive to translate in 2 languages
It causes the nation to be split basis language preference
What is the difference between an Anglophone and Francophone?
An Anglophone is a person who speaks only speaks French, while a Francophone is someone who can speak both English and French
An Anglophone is a person whose heritage is from Great Britain, while a Francophone is someone whose heritage is from France
An Anglophone is a person who speaks English as their primary language, while a Francophone is someone who speaks French as their primary language
Hybridization is when all individuals experience the same culture, media, and communications in an attempt to make them more similar
What is media convergence?
When media companies merge into media transnationals
When different forms of media come together on a singular topic
When a single type of media expresses opinions about a subject
Check all that apply - What are the advantages of transnationals?
Smaller, diverse media cannot compete financially
Many people enjoy media products created by transnationals
Transnationals have large financial and human resources to create new media
They can use their control of he media to express voices of diverse cultures
Check all that apply - What are the disadvantages of transnationals?
Transnationals have too much influence over world culture
Transnational do not use their power to express voices of diverse cultures
Transnationals use media to express voices of many cultures
Smaller, diverse media cannot compete financially with transnationals
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the Societe Radio-Canada Broadcasting (SRC) are public and private broadcasters which are French-language networks.
What is APTN?
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
The Aboriginal Protection Trans-border Network
The Aboriginal Peoples Transnational Niche
A minority language is one that:
Is spoken by everyone in a specific region of the country
Is spoken by the minority of people in a country
Is only spoken by those who are considered minority people
What is the purpose of the Canadian Ratio and Television Commission (CRTC)?
An independent public authority aimed at regulating and promoting the Canadian culture
An independent public authority aimed at providing independent news free from bias to Canadians
An independent public authority aimed at assisting small Canadian business owners to succeed
Check all that apply - In Canada, Bill 101:
Was passed in 1977
Was passed in Quebec
Was passed to promote English as the primary language
Set out as a goal to ensure Quebec remained a Francophone society
Promoted the use of English on signs in Quebec
Why did some Anglophones flee Quebec in the late 1970's?
They were required to study in French only at school due to Bill 101
They were discriminated against in employment and could not jobs
They suffered religious persecution due to British heritage
What is the difference between CanCon and CAVCO?
CanCon is the regulatory authority governing the broadcast in Canada, while CAVCO is the actual points system which measures the content produced to be considered Canadian.
CanCon is the amount of Canadian content that Canadian broadcasters must broadcast, while CAVCO is the actual points system which measures the content produced to be considered Canadian.
CanCon is the amount of Canadian content that Canadian broadcasters must broadcast, while CAVCO is simply another name for Canadian Content.
The stages of language viability are: Viable, Viable but small, Endangered, Near Extinction, and Extinct. Latin, Cornish, Gothic, Beothuk are all examples of extinct languages.
Check all that apply - What are ways that our society is becoming homogenized?
Clothing trends across the world
Internet
Movies released globally like Star Wars
Traditions in small communities
Low cost, global air transportation
Homogenization is _____________, while assimilation is _________________.
Homogenization is when differences between values, attitudes, beliefs, customs, and traditions are reduced, while assimilation is when a larger ethnic group absorbs a minority group.
Homogenization is when a larger ethnic group absorbs a smaller minority group, while assimilation is the intentional reduction of a culture's traditions and beliefs.
Homogenization includes acts to intentionally preserve the beliefs, attitudes, traditions, and values of a culture keeping them different, while assimilation is when a larger ethnic group absorbs a minority group.
A monoculture occurs through homogenization when everyone into one culture.
Check all that apply - Examples of assimilation include:
Being forced to give up traditional language in favor of the majority language
Preserving cultural rituals in daily life
Voluntarily taking on global beliefs and teaching the new beliefs to youth
Marginalization occurs when:
Groups or individuals are pulled into the majority group of society forgetting traditional ways
Groups or individuals are made to believe a different way of life
Groups or individuals are left out of the main group of society (politically, socially, economically)
An accommodation occurs when:
A statement to individuals or groups requesting change too comply with the majority
A specific intent exclude a member or group of society because of different views or beliefs
A change to a standard or policy occurs with the specific intent to include an individual or group
Secularism is a distinct and total separation between state institutions and religious institutions
Integration is:
An intentional change in the environment where diverse identities are supported and nurtured
An intentional change in the environment to exclude certain members of society based on beliefs
An intentional attempt to change the views of diverse identities to the majority view
A city is said to be more "cosmopolitan" when it becomes less diverse and holds a strong majority view in politics, religions, and views on society.
Acculturation is:
When people adapt to a new culture at the speed and to the extent they desire
When people adapt to a new culture at the speed and the extent the majority desires them to
When people adapt to a new culture at a slower speed and lower extent than desired by majority
Check all that apply - Examples of integration are:
Intentionally segregating black and white kids in schools in the US in the 1960's
Intentionally forcing Aboriginal children to learn English and enter the Anglophone school system
Intentionally providing scholarships for minority children to attend the best school in an area
A Co-operative is a business owned jointly by members who share the profits equally.
Cultural revitalization is:
Use of modern technologies with the sole purpose of increasing trade and growing majority population
Use of modern technologies and global markets to promote a place as unique in a diverse society
Use of modern technologies and global markets to hold down the minority population
What is another name for Bill 101?
Quebec's French Bill
Charter of French Language
Assimilation of Francophones
Check all the apply - La Francophone works to:
Encourage wealthy countries to pool resources and help less wealthy countries with projects
Promote English as the majority language to establish one singular way to community globally
Preserve the French language globally
Promote television broadcasting (TV5) in French
What are traditions?
The ideas of mainstream culture.
The customs of a family or culture.
A political system in which laws apply to everyone equally.
Language is a method of human communication?
What is interdependence ?
the growing of mutual dependence among peoples, socially, economically, and politically.
living without the help of others and goverment.
the process of becoming more globally connected.
Multiculturalism is a reflection of many different cultures?
What is Ta Moko?
Permanent body and face markings by Papoka, indigenous people of Canada
Prison tattoos.
Permanent body and face markings by Ta moko, indigenous people of New Zealand.
Maori are the aboriginal people of New Zealand?
What is the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism?
Canada was recognized as an official bilingual and bicultural country.
A group establish to remove French as an official language in Canada.
the customs of a family or culture
What is a Metis?
A person of mixed American Indian and Africain ancestry living around the areas of Red and Saskatchewan rivers in 19th century.
A person of mixed American indian and Euro-American ancestry living around the areas of Red and Saskatchewan rivers in 19th century. .
A person of 100% American Indian ancestry living around the areas of Red and Saskatchewan rivers in 19th century.
A pluralistic society is a society that does not respect the diversity of languages, beliefs, values and religions and others.
A Quebecois is a French speaking native of Quebec?
What is segregation?
The volunteer separation of different racial groups in country, community or establishment.
The separation of State and Religion.
The enforced separation of different racial groups in country, community or establishment.
Media concentration is a phenomenon in which increasing numbers of people and corps own media outlets.
One of the most well known and the most horrible examples of ethnocentrism to ever occur was during Nazi Germany.
