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Social Studies
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History
10th Grade
09/28/2011

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Issue
Definition
A problem
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point of view
Definition
How an individual views an idea or thought
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perspective
Definition
How a group views an idea or thought
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globalization
Definition
Ideas and thoughts spreading across the world. Becoming interconnected.
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context
Definition
cirumstances or surroundings
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role model
Definition
someone you look up to. Aspire to be like
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collective
Definition
A group someone belongs to or identifies with
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Transnational corparation
Definition
A company that has spread to more then one country. ex. walmart, mcdonalds,
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Media Concentration
Definition
Gathering of ownership of a newspaper and other media in the hands of a few large corporations
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media convergence
Definition
The use of electrical technology to integrate media such as newspaper,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 quantity.
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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 cultural differences so that people becom more similar.
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acculturation
Definition
The culture changes that occur 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 is absorbed by another culture. The cultural identity of bethe minority group dissapears as its memvers take the identity of another culture.
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