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Social Studies
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History
10th Grade
09/28/2011

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Term
ISSUE
Definition
A problem forced by a person(ex. which friends to hang with)
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POINT OF VIEW
Definition
IS A PERSONAL VIEW(EX. HOW SOMETHING TASTES)
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PERSPECTIVE
Definition
IS THE VIEW OF A WHOLE GROUP(EX. VIEWS ON POLITICS)
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GLOBALIZATION
Definition
IDEAS AND THOUGHTS SPREADING ACROSS THE WORLD. THE WORLD BECOMING INTERCONNECTING(EX. COCO COLA)
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IDENTITY
Definition
WHO YOU ARE.HOW YOU ARE IDENTIFIED(EX.BIRTHCERTIFITIC)
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CONTEXT
Definition
CIRCUMSTANCES OR SURROUNDINGS
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ROLE MODEL
Definition
SOMEONE YOU LOOK UPTO
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COLLECTIVE
Definition
A GROUP TO WHICH A PERSON BELONGS AND IDENTIFIES WITH
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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 ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY TO INTEGRATE MEDIA SUCH AS NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS, TV, AND THE INTERNET
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ECONOMIES OF SCALE
Definition
SAVINGS THAT ARE ACHIEVED 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 REASING OF DIFFERENCES. WHEN THIS TERM IS APPLIED TO PEOPLE, IT OFTEN REFERS TO THE ERASING OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCE SO THAT PEOPLES BECOME MORE AND MORE SIMILAR
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ACCULTURATION
Definition
THE CULTURAL CHANGES THAT OCCUR WHEN TWO CULTURES ACCOMMODATE, OR ADAPT TO, EACH OTHERS WORLDVIEWS
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ACCOMMODATION
Definition
A PROCESS THAT OCCURS WHEN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES COMES INTO CONTACT AND ACCEPT AND CREATE SPACE FOR ONE ANOTHER
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ASSIMILATION
Definition
A PROCESS THAT OCURS WHEN THE CULTURES OF A MINORITY GROUP IS ABSORBED BY ANOTHER CULTURE
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CULTURAL REVITALIZATION
Definition
THE PROCESS OF AFFIRMING AND PRO,OTING PEOPLES INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE CULTURE IDENTITY
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DIGITAL DIVIDE
Definition
THE GAP THAT SEPARATES PEOPLE WHO DO AND DO NOT HAVE ACCESTO UP TO DATE 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.
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UNIVERSALIZATION
Definition
THE SPREAD OF CULTURE, TRENDS, CUSTOMS, AND PRACTICES
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HYBRIDIZATION
Definition
THE COMBINING OF ELEMENTS OF TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT THINGS TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW
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CULTURAL CONTENT LAWS
Definition
A LAW PASSED BY A GOVERNMENT TO PREVENTS A GROUPS CULRURES IDENTITY
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Definition
VARIETY IN CULTURES AND IDENTITIES
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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
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