globalization unit social 10-1 T1

Globalization

The process of the world becoming more interconnected.

Forces of globalization

Trade: the exchange between people to obtain things they need/want.

Transportation: moves and transports products at a rapid pace.

Communication: ex. Technology makes it very easy for people across the world to exchange information quickly.

Media: allows people to gather information globally from multiple perspectives, opinions, and places.

Media Convergence: the use of electronic devices to integrate media such as newspapers, books, tv, and the internet.

Media concentration: the gathering of ownership of newspapers and other media in the hands of a few corporations.

Effects of globalization

Marginalization: puts a groups of people in a lower position that is powerless.

Causes people to prioritize needed adjustments which can lead to assimilation.

Ex. People of lubicon.

Accommodation: the adjustment and adaptation of people or groups compromising to allow for differences.

Can lead to assimilation.

Acculturation: process of adaption to a new society.

Also can lead to assimilation.

Assimilation: someone fully adjusted to a new culture. Causes them to be more dominant to a new culture rather than their original.

Causes them to loose traits of their country/culture or origin.

Integration: the equal opportunity for participation fo different groups in society.

Ex. Everyone gets the same education and opportunity’s.

Dimensions of globalization

Economic: trade, transportation, communication systems, promoting worldwide commerce and business.

Social: includes food, media, entertainment, media, and pop culture.

Political: democracy, binding of nations and citizens within the country and world.

Ex. Governments helping other country’s.

Environmental: when society makes collective dedications based on the environment. It is the environmental impact of globalization.

Ex. Plastic to paper straws.

homogenization

two cultures becoming alike

Ex. Everyone wearing by jeans, maybe pressure to be like the dominant cultures and trends

Global village:

Its easy to talk to people across the world and makes the world small hense the world « village »

One laptop per child

A goal and project to minimize digital divide and for laptops to be universally available for kids.

Techno isolation

Over consomption/reliability of technology devices. And be less connected with reality

Ex. Someone on their phone at a restaurant

Pop culture

the culture of the people. The latest trends, often American influenced culture and social media.

Universalization

Things that are available globally.

Ex. McDonald’s, cellphones.

Hybridization

The blending of two or more cultures and is the process of a more diverse atmosphere.

Ex. Restaurants with different nationality’s of food.

Dominance of American media

Hollywood has been a major contributor for the dominance that America has on the media.

-American transnational corporations.

APTN:

Aboriginal peoples television network:

It is a tv channel that broadcasts tv shows with indigenous actors and news channels with indigenous voices

It is important because it gives them a voice and keeps them in touch with their culture.

Global communication:

The exchange of information across the world.

Ex. Cultural influence on social media.

Digital divide

The distinction between people or parts of the world that do, and don’t have access to technology/internet/media.

Americanization

The assimilation of immigrants adaption to traditional American traits/norms. Or even trends or American media.

Collective identity vs individual identity.

Collective identity is what groups/collectives you identity with.

individual identity is who you identity as an individual. Your beliefs/what you wear, like how you choose to express yourself.

containerization

Large containers used to transport goods often on a ship and efficiently transport stuff at a rapid pace.

Takes a big part in globalization