Social 10-1 Final Exam Terms and Definitions

Globalization

Worldwide interconnectedness

Global Village

Technology shrinks distance

Pluralistic Society

Many cultures coexist

Secularism

Religion separate from government

Universalization

One culture spreads globally

Individual Identity

Personal characteristics

Collective Identity

Group identity

CBC/SRC

Canadian public broadcaster

Canadian Content

Canadian-made media

Cultural Content

Media reflecting culture

Transnational

Across national borders

Accommodation

Society adjusts for diversity

Integration

Keep culture, join society

Media Convergence

Media forms combine

Metropolises

Large influential cities

APTN

Indigenous TV network

Cosmopolitan

Citizen of the world

Homogenization

Cultures become alike

Monoculture

One dominant culture

Minority Language

Language of smaller group

Hybridization

Cultures mix together

Assimilation

Lose culture, adopt another

Marginalization

Pushed to society's edge

Democracy

Citizen participation in government

Official Bilingualism

English and French equal

Media Concentration

Few companies own media

Cultural Revitalization

Restoring threatened culture

CRTC

Regulates Canadian media

Acculturation

Adopt culture, keep own

Minority Group

Less powerful group

Linguistic Identity

Identity from language

Cultural Contacts

Cultures interact

Displacement

Forced removal from land

Communism

Government owns resources

Eurocentrism

European-centered viewpoint

Paternalistic

Acting like parent

Depopulation

Population decline

Capitalism

Private ownership and profit

Industrialization

Growth of factories

Colony

Territory under foreign control

Land Claims

Indigenous land rights demands

International Trade

Trade between countries

Free Market

Supply and demand

Industrial Revolution

Rapid industrial growth

Sphere of Influence

Area under influence

Redress

Compensation for injustice

Mercantilism

Colonies enrich mother country

Entrepreneur

Business founder

Silk Road

Asia-Europe trade route

Protectorate

Controlled self-governing territory

Self-Government

Right to govern oneself

Colonialism

Settling and controlling territory

Exploitation

Unfair use for gain

Residential Schools

Assimilation schools

Imperialism

Domination of another country

Canadiens

French settlers of New France

Indian Act

Law controlling Indigenous peoples

Ethnocentrism

Own culture superior

Reconciliation

Repairing Indigenous relations

White Man's Burden

Justification for imperialism

Apartheid

Racial segregation system

Racial Segregation

Separation by race

Scramble for Africa

European colonization of Africa

Métis

Mixed Indigenous-European people

World Bank

Development loans

Multinational

Company in many countries

Transnational Corporation

Global company

Quota

Import limit

Trade Bloc

Preferential trading group

European Union

European alliance

IMF

Financial crisis loans

Hayek

Free-market economist

WTO

Promotes free trade

Tariff

Tax on imports

Free Market Economy

Private competitive economy

NAFTA

Canada-US-Mexico trade deal

OECD

Economic cooperation organization

CIDA

Canadian foreign aid

Deregulation

Less government control

Economic Nationalism

Protect domestic industries

Trade Liberalization

Reduce trade barriers

Outsourcing

Move jobs abroad

Urbanization

Move to cities

Stewardship

Responsible resource management

Agribusiness

Large-scale farming

Arable Land

Farmable land

Nationalize

Government takes ownership

Economic Interdependence

Countries depend economically

Containerization

Standardized shipping containers

Deforestation

Forest removal

G7

Major industrialized nations

G8

G7 plus Russia

G20

Major world economies

Bretton Woods Agreement

Created IMF and World Bank

Bretton Woods Conference

1944 economic conference

Knowledge Economy

Information-based economy

Free Trade

Few trade barriers

Importing

Buying from abroad