Social Studies 10-2

Status Indians

First Nations persons who are registered under the Indian Act. The Act sets out the requirements for determining who is a Status Indian

Mercantilism

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

Acculturation

a change in an individual or a group that results from contact with another group

Transnational Media Companies

a company that operates media outlets in many countries

Transnational

a corporation that operates in two or more countries.

Tariff

a government tax on imported or exported goods

GINI Index

a measurement of the inequality of wealth distribution in a country

Consumer

a person who buys goods or services for personal use

Entrepreneur

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

Anthropologist

a person who studies humans, their societies, and customs

World View

a philosophy of life and way of seeing the world

Capitalism

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

Cultural Revitalization

an effort to restore new life to a culture

Buycott

an organized campaign in which consumers purposely purchase from a company to show that they agree with its corporate policies

Boycott

an organized campaign in which consumers refuse to purchase goods or services from a business or country because they disagree with its policies

Arable

capable of supporting agriculture

Media Convergence

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

Hypothetical

describes something that exists as a possibility an unproven idea or theory

Dissenting

disagreeing

Indian Act

enacted in 1876 and has since been amended allows the government to control most aspects of aboriginal life Indian status land resources wills education band administration and so on.

Cultural Legislation

government laws to regulate aspects of Canadian nature

Colonial

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

Outsourcing

one company hiring another company to fulfill certain tasks in production.

Integration

providing equal opportunity for participation of different groups on society

Marginalization

putting a group of people in a lower or powerless position within society

Hybrid

something that is made from mixed elements

Cultural Mosaic

the Canadian ideal of a multi ethnic or multicultural society

Sustainability

the ability of something to last or continue without causing a negative impact on the future

Annihilation

the act of completely destroying a people or thing

GDP per capita

the average income of each person in a country calculated by dividing the gross national product by the number of people in the country

Infrastructure

the basic physical systems of a community, including roads, utilities, water, sewage and so on.

Collective Identity

the common characteristics and values used to define a group

Indigenous Cultures

the cultures of the original inhabitants of a particular geographic area

Individual Identity

the group of characteristics and values people use to define themselves as individuals

Genocide

the mass extermination of human beings

Hybridization

the mixing of identities and culture in new and different ways

Migration

the movement of people from one region or country to another

Imperialism

the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.

Ethnocentrism

the practice of measuring other cultures by how well they compare to your own

Assimilation

the process by which a minority culture adopts a dominant culture and is absorbed into it. It often involves the loss of language

Homogenization

the process by which cultures become more alike in terms of values, attitudes, beliefs, customs, language, and traditions

Social Globalization

the process by which people's lifestyles spread over global networks

Political Globalization

the process by which political decisions and actions are becoming increasingly international

Urbanization

the process by which so many people move into rural areas close to existing cities that areas become urban

Globalization

the process by which the world's citizens are becoming increasingly connected to and dependent on one another.

Gross National Product

the total value of all goods and services produced by a country in a year, including income from investments abroad

Gross Domestic Product

the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a year

Cultural Diversity

the variety of human cultures in a specific region or in the world as a whole

Interconnected

tied together

Pluralism

to encourage diverse ethnic cultural and religious groups to coexist within the larger society

Empower

to give somebody authority or confidence

Privatize

to transfer a business resource or other economic enterprise from government or state ownership to private ownership

Free Trade

trade between countries with relatively few restrictions

Point of View

what individuals believe to be true based on their personal experience

Perspective

what people believe to be true based on their collective experience as a group; a world view