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| A question or situation that involves thoughtful, well- informed, and well- meaning people that may lead to different conclusions about how to respond. |
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| An individual's opinion about a matter, based on his/ her experiences. |
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| A people's worldview; one that has developed from collective experience. |
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| The result of becoming more worldwide. |
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| The traits that make up a person's sense of individuality. |
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| Circumstances or surroundings. |
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| Someone to whom others look as an example to emulate |
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| A group to which a person belongs to or identifies with. |
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| Transnational Corporation |
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| 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. |
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| The gathering of ownership of newspapers and other media in the hands of a few large coroporations. |
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| The use of electronic technology to integrate media such as newspapers, books, TV, and the Internet. |
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| Savings that are achieved yb producing, using, and buying things in large quantities. |
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| Variety in plant and animal species. |
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| Variety in plant and animal species. |
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| The erasing of differences. When this term is applied to people, it often refers to the erasing of cultural differences so that peoples become more and more similar. |
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| The culture changes that occur when two cultures accomidate, or adapt to, each other's worldviews. |
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| A process that occurs when people from differnet cultures come into contact and accept and create space for one another. The customs, traditions, techmologies, beliefs and languages of both cultures may be affected. |
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| A process that occurs when the culture of a minority group is absorbed by another culture. The cultural identity of the minority group disappears as its members take the identity of another culture. |
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| The prosess of affirming and promoting people's individual and collective cultural identity. |
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| The gap that seaperates people who do- and do not- have access to up- to- date digital technology. |
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| Ideas and information spread for he purpose of acheiving a specific goal. |
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| Ideas and information spread for he purpose of acheiving a specific goal. |
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| Ideas and information spread for he purpose of acheiving a specific goal. |
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| Ideas and information spread for he purpose of acheiving a specific goal. |
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| Ideas and information spread for he purpose of acheiving a specific goal. |
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| Ideas and information spread for he purpose of acheiving a specific goal. |
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| A short form for "popular culture" which is the culture of people. This term often reffers to the cultural trends that are spread by commercial mass media. |
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| The spread of culture, trends, customs, and practices around the world |
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| Laws passed by a government to prevent a group's cultural identity- including its artists, performers, songs, movies and literature- from being overwhelmed by the media of a more dominant culture. |
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| Variety in cultures and identities. |
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