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10th Grade
09/28/2011

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Issue
Definition
a question or situation that involves thoughtful, well informed, and well-meaning people in honest and sincere dialogue that may lead to different conclusions about how tob respond.
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Pont of view
Definition
an individual's opinion about how matter, based on his or her personal experience
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Perspective
Definition
a people's world view, one that has developed from its collective experience.
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Globalization
Definition
the process that is making the world's citizens increasingly interdependent economically, socially, politically, environmenally, and technologically.
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Identity
Definition
The collective aspect of the set of charactoristics by which a thing is known or recognized by.
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Context
Definition
circumstances or surroundings
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Roel model
Definition
Someone to who others look as an example or emulate
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Collective
Definition
A group to whicj a person belongs and identifies them
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Transnational corporation
Definition
A company that involves countries in reducing or removing trade barries, such as tariffs and quotas, so good and services can move around the world freely
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Media Concentration
Definition
The gathering or ownership of newspaper and other media in the hands of few large cooperations
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Media convergence
Definition
The use of electronic technology to interegate 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 in larger quantities
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Biodiversity
Definition
Variety in plants and animals speices
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Homogenization
Definition
the trend towards uniformity as w3ith world popular culture as a result of globalization
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Acculturation
Definition
The culture changes taht occur when two cultures accomidate, or adaptto, each other's worldviews.
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Accomidation
Definition
An inclusive approach taht allows religion or ethnic groups to maintian their distinctive cultures within mainstream societty
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Assimilation
Definition
The absorption of a minority gropu of dominate group
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Assimilation
Definition
The absorption of a minority gropu of dominate group
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Culture Revitalization
Definition
The process of affirming and promoting people's individual and collective culture identity
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Digital divide
Definition
Te gap that seperates people who do- or do not- have access to up-to-date digital tochnology
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Proaganda
Definition
Ideas and information spread for the purpose of achieving a specific goal
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Pop culture
Definition
A short form of " popular culture" which is the culture, of the people.
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Universalization
Definition
The spread of culture, trends, customs, and prectices around the world
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Hybridization
Definition
Te combining of elements of two or more different things to creat something new.
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Cultural content laws
Definition
Laws passed by a government to prevent a group's cultural identity - including ots artists, performing, songs, movies, and literature- from being overwhelmed by the media of a more dominate culture
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Cultural diversity
Definition
Varietyu in cultures and idnetities
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