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Issue 1- Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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10th Grade
09/28/2011

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Issue
Definition
A question or situation that involves thoughtful, well-informed, well-meaning people in honest or sincere dialogue that may lead to different conclusions about how to respond. It can also be a dilemma that requires you to make a choice or decision that involves responsible action.
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Point of View
Definition
Is an individual's opinion about a matter, based on his or her personal experience.
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Perspective
Definition
Is a people's worldview; one that has developod from collective experience.
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Globalization
Definition
The result of becoming more worldwide.
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Context
Definition
Circumstances or surroundings.
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Identity
Definition
Who you are as a person; there are indivual identites and collective identities. You identity includes many things such as: your location, attire, religion/values, experiences, traditions, physical features, beliefs, role models, preferences, family, culture/heritage, collectives, and economic status. Your identity impacts how other see you and how you see and feel about yourself.
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Role Model
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Someone to whom others look at as an example to emulate.
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Collective
Definition
A group to which a person belongs to and indentifies with.
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Transnational Corportaion (TNC)
Definition
A company that is based in one country while developing and manufacturing its products, or delivering its goods and services, in more than one country. Also called a multinational corporation.
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Media Concentration
Definition
The gathering of ownership of newspapers and other media in the hands of a few large corporations.
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Media Convergence
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the use of electronic technology to intergrate 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 things in large quantities.
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Biodiversity
Definition
Variety in plant and animal species/
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Homogenization
Definition
The erasing of differences. When this term i sapplied to people, it often refers to the erasing of cultural differences so that people become more and more similar.
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Acculturation
Definition
The cultural changes that occur who two cultures accommodate, or adapt to, each other's worldviews.
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Accomodation
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A process that occurs when people from different cultures come into contact and accept and create space for one another. The customs, traditions, technologies, beliefs and languages of both cultures may be affected.
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Assimilation
Definition
A process that occurs when the culture of a minority group is absorbed by another culture. The cultural idenity of the minority group disappears as its members take on the indentity of the other culture.
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Cultural Revatalization
Definition
The process of affirming and promoting people's individual and collective cultural identity.
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Digital Divide
Definition
The gap that separates people who do- and do not- have acess to up-to-date digital technology.
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Propaganda
Definition
Ideas and information spread for the purpose of achieving a specific goal.
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Pop Culture
Definition
A short form for "popular culture," which is the culture of people. This term often refers to current cultural trends that are spread by commercial mass media.
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Universalization
Definition
The spread of culture, trends, customs, and practices around the world.
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Hybridization
Definition
The combining of elements of two or more different things to create something new.
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Cultural Content Laws
Definition
Laws passed by a government to prevents a group's cultural identity- including it's artist's, performers, songs, movies, and literature- from being overwhelmed by the media of a more dominant culture.
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Cultural Diversity
Definition
Variety in cultures and identity.
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