FINAL EXAM SOCIAL 10-1 ALBERTA
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Context - Circumstances or surrounding.Role Model - Someone to whom other look to as an example to emulate.Collective - A group to which a person belongs and identifies with.Transnational Corporation - A company that is based in one country while developing and manufacturing its products in more than one country.Media Concentration - The gathering and ownership of newspapers and other media in the hands of a few large corporations.Media Convergence - The use of electronic technology to integrate media. EX, newspapers, books, TV, and the Internet.Economies of Scale - savings that are achieved by producing, using, and buying things in large quantities.Biodiversity - Variety in plant and animal species.Homogenization - The erasing of differences. Applied to people, the erasing of cultural differences so people become more and more similar.Acculturation - the cultural changes that occur when two cultures accommodate, or adapt to, each others world view.Accomodation - A process that occurs when people from different cultures come into contact and accept and create space for one another. The customs, traditions, tech, beliefs, and languages of both cultures may be affected.Assimilation - A process that occurs when the culture of a minority group is absorbed by another culture. The cultural identity of the minority group disappears Cultural Revitalization - The process of affirming and promoting people's individual and collective cultural identity.Digital Divide - The gap that separates those who do and do not have access to up to date technology.
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