Social Globalization Defenitions

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Homogenization

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a trend toward uniformity, as with world popular culture as a result of globalizationo

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Acculturation

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change as a result of contact with cultural groups

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Assimilation

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the absorption of a minority group by a dominant group

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Accommodation

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an inclusive approach that allows religious or ethnic groups to maintain their distincitive cultures within mainstream society

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Integration

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the incorporation of diverse minority gorups into mainstream society

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Marginalization

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the pushing of a group to the "margins" of society, where they hold little social, political, or economic power

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Universalization of Pop Culture

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the production by media transnationals of the majority of television programs, films, magazines and so on that are consumed by a vast world audience

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Hybridization

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the blending of media and communication technologies resulting in new modes of expression and cross-cultural consumption

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Diversification

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the act or process of manufacturing a variety of products, investing in a varieyt of securities, selling a variety of merchandise, etc. so that a failure in or an economic slump affecting one of them will not be disastrous

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Cultural Revitalization

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a process through which unique cultures regain a sense of identity, such as through promoting heritage languages or reviving traditions and customs

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Dualism

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the state of being of two parts or consisting to two nations