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