Globalization Important Terms and Concepts

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering key terms and definitions related to globalization, identity, culture, and social studies concepts across all five source notes.

Globalism

The belief or policy that different nations should cooperate, share connections, and work together to solve big problems instead of acting completely alone.

Localism

A preference or belief in prioritizing local culture, community control, and economics over national or global systems.

Pluralism

A system of belief where people of different races, religions, cultures, and political viewpoints coexist peacefully within the same society.

Globalization

The process that is making the world's citizens increasingly interdependent economically, socially, politically, environmentally, and technologically.

Interdependence

The state where people, groups, or countries rely on each other for resources, goods, services, and support because no one is entirely self-sufficient.

Interconnectedness

The state where people, social groups, and societal systems rely on another and affect one another.

Universalization

The process of making a trend, idea, or social provision accessible, standard, or applicable worldwide across all groups.

Hybridization

The blending of media and communications technologies resulting in new modes of expression and cross-cultural consumption.

Perspective

A people's worldview, one that has developed from its collective experience.

Official Languages Act

The Canadian federal law that established English and French as the two official languages of Canada.

Bill 101

A 1977 Quebec law that established French as the sole official language of the province.

Assimilation

The process where a minority group or individual gradually adopts the cultural norms of a dominant society, often losing their original culture.

Marginalization

The social process by which individuals or groups are systematically pushed to the fringes or outer edges of society, denying them participation in economic, social, and political life.

Accommodation

A process where people or groups from different cultural backgrounds come into contact, adjust to one another, and create spaces to coexist peacefully without losing their unique identity.

Integration

Combining multiple subjects like history, geography, and economics into one unified lesson or curriculum instead of teaching them separately.

Homogenization

The process by which diverse local cultures transform and become more similar to one another.

Migration

The movement of people from one place to another with the intent to settle in a new location, either temporarily or permanently.

Acculturation

The social, psychological, and cultural change that happens when two or more distinct cultures come into continuous, direct contact.

Cultural Revitalization

A deliberate, organized effort by a community to recover, restore, and actively practice elements of its culture.

Affirmation of Identity

The process where a person's or a group's cultural, social, or personal background is openly recognized, valued, and supported by others.

Urbanization

The process where a growing percentage of a population moves from rural areas to live and work in urban areas, causing cities to grow.

Transnational Corporation

A large business enterprise that operates, owns, or controls production, distribution, and service facilities in two or more countries.