Social Vocab Unit 1

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Homogenization

Back 1

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

Front 2

Acculturation

Back 2

change as a result of contact with other cultural groups (CHOICE)

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Assimilation

Back 3

the absorption of a minority group by a dominant group (FORCE)

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Accommodation

Back 4

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

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Integration

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the incorporation of diverse minority groups into mainstream society (compromise)

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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

Back 7

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 communications technologies resulting in new modes of expression and cross-cultural consumption

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Diversification

Back 9

looking at a society of many groups that respect and value many perspectives of the many groups of people in their society

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Cultural Revitalization

Back 10

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

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Dualism

Back 11

a term that describes some characteristics of Canadian society and, in many people's view, an ideology according to which the social and political systems of Canada should be organized (Canadian characteristic)