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Social Studies
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25
History
10th Grade
09/28/2011

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Issue
Definition
A problem forced by a person (EX. which friends to hang out with.)
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Point of View
Definition
Is a personal view (Ex. what you think of things.)
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Perspective
Definition
Is the view of a whole group (EX. views of politics)
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Globalization
Definition
Ideas and thoughts spreading acroos the world. The world becoming interconecting (EX. Coca Cola)
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Identity
Definition
Who you are. how you are identified (EX. Birth Certificit)
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Context
Definition
circumstances of surounding.
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Role Modle
Definition
Someone you look up to.
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Collecitive
Definition
A group to which a person belongs to and how they are identified.
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Transnational Corporation (TNC)
Definition
A company that is based in one country while developing and manufacturing its products,or delivering its goods and services, in more than one country. Also called a multinational corporation.
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Media Concentration
Definition
The gathering of ownership of newspapers and other media in the hands of a few large corporations.
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Media Convergence
Definition
The use of electronic technology to integrate media such asnewspapers,books,tv and the internet.
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Economies of Scale
Definition
savings that are achived by producing,using,and buying things in large quantities.
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Biodiversity
Definition
Variety in plant and animals species
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Homogenization
Definition
the erasing of diffrences. When this term is applied to people, it often refers to the erasing of cultural diffrences so that peoples become more and more similar.
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Acculturation
Definition
The cultural changes that occur when two cultures accomodate, or adapt to, each others world views.
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Accommodation
Definition
A process that occurs when people from different cultures come ito contactr and accept and create space for one another.
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Assimilation
Definition
A process that occurs when the culture of a minority group is absorbed by another culture.
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Cultural Revitalization
Definition
The process of the affirming and promoting peoples individual and collective cultral identity.
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Digital Divide
Definition
The gap that separates people who do and do not have access to digital technology.
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Propaganda
Definition
Ideas and information spread for the purpose of achieving a specific goal.
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Pop Culture
Definition
A short form for "popular culture." which is the culture of the people. This term oftenn refers to current cultrual trends that are spread by commercial mass media.
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Universalization
Definition
The spread of culture, trends,customs, and practicles around the world.
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Hybridization
Definition
The combining of elements of two or more diffrent things to creat something new.
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Cultural Content Laws
Definition
Laws passed by a goverment to prevents a groups cultural idenity- including its artists,performers,songs,movies,and literature.
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Cultral Diversity
Definition
Variety in cultures and identities.
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