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44 Cards in this Set
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Opinions or assumptions |
Bias |
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A company that spans multiple countries |
Transnational corporation |
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A group of workers who work together to improve working conditions |
Union |
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A group of people |
Collective |
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Expressing your identity as a member of a group |
Collective identity |
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A process by which the world's people are becoming more connected and interdependent |
Globalization |
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Rely on other people |
Interdependent |
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Laws in the workplace |
Labour laws |
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Traded good entering a country |
Import |
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Traded good leaving a country |
Export |
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When countries put tariffs on each other's goods and strain is pit on their relationship |
Trade war |
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A tax placed on an imported good to encourage people to buy domestic goods |
Tariff |
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Trade with no taxes, duties, tariffs, etc. |
Free trade |
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Protecting domestic industry through taxes, duties, tariffs, etc. |
Protectionism |
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Ban on trade |
Embargo |
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No government |
Anarchy |
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Businesses that are locally owned/not a franchise |
Mom and Pop stores |
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Low level positions that require little skill and provide few opportunities for advancement |
McJobs |
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No competition |
Monopoly |
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The gathering of ownership of newspapers and other media in the hands of a few large corporations |
Media concentration |
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The use of electronic technology to combine media such as TV, books, newspapers, and the internet |
Media convergence |
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Restricting/ hiding information (the truth) |
Censorship |
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A.D. |
Amo Domini |
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Removing religion |
Secularism |
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The gap that separates people who do- and do not- have access to up-to-date technology |
Digital divide |
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To make something cheaper |
Subsidy |
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Someone who is concerned about the welfare of humanity |
Humanitarian |
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Ideas and information spread for the purpose if achieving a specific goal |
Propaganda |
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Current cultural trends |
Pop culture |
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The spread of practices, culture, customs, and trends around the world |
Universalization |
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People who study language |
Linguists |
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One of a group of closely related languages |
Dialect |
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A carcuature the represents the U.S.A. |
Uncle Sam |
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The process of affirming and promoting people's individual and collective cultural identity |
Cultural revitalization |
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The combining of elements of two or more different things to create something new |
Hybridization |
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Variety in cultures and identities |
Cultural diversity |
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Something you can touch, hold, measure, etc. |
Tangible |
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Radio and TV police |
CRTC |
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Required number or share |
Quota |
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A process that occurs when the culture of a minority group is absorbed by another culture |
Assimilation |
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The cultural changes that occur when two cultures accommodate or adapt to each other's worldviews |
Acculturation |
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A process that occurs when people from different cultures come into contact and accept and create space for one another |
Accommodation |
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Mix |
Integrate |
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Refers to the erasing of cultural differences so that peoples become more and more similar |
Homogenization |