Social 10-2 Vocabulary--All Issues

Mercantilism

A Eurocentric economic policy whereby European monarchs increased their wealth through international trade.

Residential School

A boarding school set up for the purpose of educating and assimilating Aboriginal children.

Royal Commission

A committee appointed by the federal government to investigate and write a report about a specific topic.

Transnational

A corporation that operates in at least two or more different countries.

Lobby Group

A group of citizens that band together to bring an issue or demand to the government and push for change; well-known lobby groups include Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Greenpeace, and the Council of Canadians.

Minority Groups

A group of people differentiated from the social majority which may cause them to feel disrespected

Monopoly

A market in which there are many buyers but only one seller.

Consumer

A person who buys goods or services.

Entrepreneur

A person who sets up or finances a new business or industry to make a profit.

World View

A philosophy of life and way of seeing the world.

Market

A place, generally another country, where one can buy and sell raw materials or manufactured goods.

Company land grant

A region granted to a company for economic gain.

Sphere of Influence

A region in which an outside country influences or controls political or economic events for its own gain; this may have an impact on the culture of the region.

Pluralistic society

A society in which a diversity of languages, traditions, religions and other aspects of culture are embedded.

Constitution

A system of basic principles by which a country is ruled.

Colony

A territory claimed and ruled by another country; in many instances, people traveled from the ruling country to create settlements in colonies.

Self-Government

Aboriginal people gaining control over key elements in their own communities, such as the courts and education.

Indian Act

An act passed by the Canadian government in 1876 and amended (changed) several times since, which makes "Indians, and the lands reserved for the Indians" the responsibility of the Canadian government.

Protectorate

An area that ruled itself but was guided by another, more powerful, country.

Protectionist

An economic policy that makes buying things from other countries more expensive: tariffs and quotas.

Capitalism

An economic system based on free markets, private ownership of business and industry, and the profit motive.

Free Market

An economy in which government does not interfere in business activities; supply and demand are not regulated, or are regulated with only minor restrictions.

Statement of Reconciliation

An official acknowledgement of wrongs committed against Aboriginal peoples, and a pledge to address those wrongs.

style of government that takes away human rights

Authoritarian

Infrastructure

Basic physical systems of a community like roads, electricity and gas lines.

CICC

Canadian Council for International Cooperation

a ban on information to prevent people from reading or hearing opinions that the government doesn't like

Censorship

alliance of political parties (when they join to cooperate)

Coalition

the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Discrimination

the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.

Equality

Economic globalization

Expanding business trading networks worldwide into a global economy.

Tariff

Extra tax on goods that come from another country

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group.

Genocide

Democracy

Government in which power is held by people under a system of free elections.

Archaeological

Having to do with archaeology, the study and analysis of human history and prehistory through the examination of physical remains.

Colonial

Having to do with people from another country settling in and governing another land and its people.

HBC

Hudson's Bay Company

Tsunami

Huge ocean wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor

Rights which belong to every human being in the world i.e. they are universal

Human Rights

Concept web

Illustrated connections, relationships and examples.

a right that cannot be taken away

Inalienable right

ILO

International Labour Organization

Fairness; law, courts and legal decisions

Justice

rights laid down in law

Legal Rights

Political globalization

Local citizens and governments becoming more affected by global problems across the world.

urbanization

Movement of people from rural areas to cities

Monopoly

Occured in the past when a monarch granted on individual or a single company the sole right to gather and trade in a particular good; today they exist when a business has no competition in a market, such as when a product or service is controlled by one company.

Popular culture

Parts of a culture that are fashionable among ordinary people in a society and spread by the mass media.

Assimilation

People of one culture merge into and become part of another culture

Social globalization

People's lifestyles spreading over global networks.

Cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group

Persecution

affirmation

Positive feedback that helps others feel appreciated and supported

The belief that some races are inferior to others and the behaviour which is a result of this belief

Racism

the ownership, buying and selling of human beings

Slavery

The laws of a society treat all members fairly The society believes in human rights

Social Justice

Media

Spreading information over newspapers, radio, social media and TV.

bias

Subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic.

Annihilation

The act of completely destroying a people or thing.

Eurocentrism

The belief that European concerns, cultures, and values are superior to those of others.

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

The business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves

International Trade

The exchange of raw materials, goods, and services among distant groups of people.

Cultural Contact

The interaction of two or more independent cultures.

individual identity

The personal characteristics that distinguish you from other people

Imperialism

The policy of one country extending political, economic, or military control over another.

Outsourcing

The practice of western companies sending work to companies in the developing world to save money.

Cultural Revitalization

The process of affirming and promoting individual and collective cultural identity

earthquake

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.

Industrialization

The shift of a country's major economic activity from agriculture to manufacturing.

Historical Globalization

The study of the impacts of globalization over the course of history.

Politics

The way that people living in groups make decisions, rules & laws in a country.

Globalization

The world's citizens becoming more interconnected and dependent on one another.

NAFTA

Trade agreement between Mexico, U.S.A. & Canada to reduce taxes on goods traded between them.

Raw Material

Unprocessed natural resources such as logs and iron ore.

Point of View

What an individual believes to be true based on their personal experience.

Perspective

What people believe to be true based on their collective experiences as a group.

Anglophone

a person whose first language is English

Francophone

a person whose first language is French

United Nations

an alliance of nations that attempts to end disputes between countries peacefully

Reserve

an area of land that is legally owned by the federal government but is set aside for the use of a specific First Nations group.

sustainability

being able to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Media Convergence

control of a large amount of the world's media by a few transnational companies

responsible government

government that is responsible to the people.

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority.

oppression

quality of life

our standard of living including health, entertainment, and social satisfaction; includes both material (money, house, technology) and non-material factors (happiness, freedoms, family, etc)

the discussion of ideas

philosophy

acculturation

process of holding on to older traditions while adapting to a new culture

to take something back

revoke

to support another person financially; be responsible for that person

sponsor

collective identity

the beliefs, values, history and language of a group of people

linguistic identity

the collective identity of a people who speak the same language

economic growth

the expansion of the national income of a country; the total production of goods and services of a country over a given period

Multiculturalism

the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a society; pluralism

Cultural Homogenization

the process by which local cultures are changed or absorbed by a dominant outside culture

Brainstorming

the process of getting a group to think of unlimited ways to vary a product or solve a problem

industrial revolution

the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation

Interconnected

tied together

marginalization

to treat an individual or group as not important

Tradition

values and beliefs passed from generation to generation

prosperity

wealth or success