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Issue 1 Vocabulary
Social 10
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10th Grade
09/28/2011

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Issue
Definition
A point or matter of discussion,debate or dispute.
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Point of View
Definition
An individual opinion about a matter, based on there personal experience.
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Perspective
Definition
A group's opinion about a matter that has developed because of the groups experience.
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Globalization
Definition
The result of becoming more worldwide or global. The process by which the worlds citizens are becoming more interdependent
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Indentity
Definition
An individuals way of expressing himself to make who he is.
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Context
Definition
Circumstances or surroundings.
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Role Model
Definition
Someone to whom others look up to.
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Collective
Definition
A group to which a person belongs and identifies with.
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Transnational Corporation
Definition
A company that is based in one country while developing and manufacturing its products in another country.
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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
Definition
The use of electronic technology to integrate 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 is applied to people,it often refers to the erasing of cultral differences so that people become more and more similar.
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Acculturation
Definition
The cultural changes that occur when when two cultures accomodate,or adapt to,each others worldview
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Assimilation
Definition
A process that occurs when the culture of a minority group gets taken over by another culture
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Cultural Revitalization
Definition
The process of affirming and promoting people's individual and collective cultural identity.
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Digital Divide
Definition
The gap that seperates people who do and do not have acess to a 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.Refers to to the current cultural trends that spread by commercial mass media.
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Universalization
Definition
The spread of cultures,trends,customs,and practices around the world.
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Cultural Content Laws
Definition
Laws passed by a government to prevents a groups cultural identity from being overwhelmed by media of a more dominant culture.
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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 Diversity
Definition
Variety in cultures and identities.
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