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Social Vocab
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10th Grade
09/28/2011

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Perspective
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A persons world view one that has developed from collective experience.
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Issue
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is a question or situation that involves thoughtful informed people that come up with a conclusion.
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Point of View
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An indeoiduals opinion about a matter, based on his or her personal experince.
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Role Model
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The person you look up to who influences you the most.
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Context
Definition
Circumstances and surroundings.
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Identity
Definition
The aspects about me that make me who I am.
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Globalization
Definition
Result of becoming world wide.
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Transnational Corpation (TNC)
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A company that is based in one country while developing and manufacturing its products, or devlivering its goods and services, in more than one country. Also called a multinational corporation.
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Transnational Corpation (TNC)
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A company that is based in one country while developing and manufacturing its products, or devlivering its goods and services, in more than one country. Also called a multinational corporation.
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Collective
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A group to which aperson belongs and identifies with.
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Media Concentration
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The gathering of ownership of newspapersn and other media in hands of a few large corporations.
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Media Convergence
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The use of electronic technology to integrate media such as newspapers, books, TV, and the Internet.
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Economies of Scale
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Savings that are achieved by producing,using and buying things in large quantities.
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Biodiversity
Definition
Variety in plant and animal species
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Homogenization
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The erasing of differences. When this term is applied to people, it often refers to the erasing of cultural differences so that peoples beome more and more similar.
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Acculturation
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The cultral changes that occur when two culture accommodate, or adapt to, each other's worldviews.
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Accommodation
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A process that occurs when people from different cultures come into contact and accept and create space from one another. the customs, traditions, technologies, beliefs and languages of both cultures may be affected.
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Assimilation
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A process that occurs when the culture of a minority groupis absorbed by another culture.
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Cultural Revitlization
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The process of affriming and promoting people's individual and collective cultural identity.
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Digital Divide
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The gap that separates people who do and do not have access to up-to-date digital technology.
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Propaganda
Definition
Ideas and information spread for the purpose of achieving and specific.
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Pop Culture
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A short form for "popular culture" whish is culture of the people.
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Iniversaltion
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Hybridization
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Cultural Content Laws
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Cultural Diversity
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