Comm 330 Ch 1

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Anglocentrism

Back 1

Using Anglo or White cultural standards as the criteria for interpretations and judgments of behaviors and attitudes.

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colonialism

Back 2

(a) The system by which groups with diverse languages, cultures, religions, and identities were united to form one state, usually by European power; (b) the system by which a country maintains power over other countries or groups of people to exploit them economically, politically, and culturally.

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demographics

Back 3

The characteristics of a population, especially as classified by age, sex, and income.

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diversity

Back 4

The quality of being different.

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ethics

Back 5

Principles of conduct that help govern behaviors of individuals and groups.

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ethnocentrism

Back 6

(a) An orientation toward one's own ethnic group; (b) a tendency to elevate one's own culture above others.

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global village

Back 7

A term coined by Marshall McLuhan in the 1960s that refers to a world in which communication technology unites people in remote parts of the world.

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identity management

Back 8

The way individuals make sense of their multiple images concerning the sense of self in different social contexts.

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identity tourism

Back 9

A concept that refers to people taking on the identities of other races, gender, classes, or sexual orientation for recreational purposes.

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immigrants

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People who come to a new country, region, or environment to settle more or less permanently. (Compare with sojourners.)

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maquiladoras

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Assembly plants or factories (mainly of U.S. companies) established on the U.S.-Mexican border and using mainly Mexican labor.

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melting pot

Back 12

A metaphor that assumes that immigrants and cultural minorities will be assimilated into the U.S. majority culture, losing their original cultures.

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multinational corporations

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Companies that have operations in two or more nations.

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nativistic

Back 14

Extremely patriotic to the point of being anti-immigrant.

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self-reflexivity

Back 15

A process of learning to understand oneself and one's position in society.

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dialogical approach

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emphasizes the importance of relationships and dialogues between individuals and communites in wrestling with ethical dilemmas

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diasporic groups

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ethnic and/or national groups that are geographically dispersed throughout the world, sometimes as refugees fleeing from war, sometimes as voluntary emigrants

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heterogeneous

Back 18

difference in a group, culture or population

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homogneous

Back 19

similarity in a group, culture, or population