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Media Convergence The use of electronic technology to integrate media such as newspapers, books, TV and the internet. Media Concentration gathering of small newspapers into a. fee large companies Homogenization The erasing of cultural differences so that people become more and more similar Hybridization occurs when elements of different cultures are mixed and something new is created Cultural Revitalization restoring a culture to promote cultural identity marganalization putting a group into a lower more powerless position in society Integration providing equal opportunity for all groups in societyCultural Protectionism protecting a culture through laws, regulations and govn support accommodation a process that occurs when people from different cultures come into contact and accept and make space for one another Acculturation The cultural changes that occur when two cultures accommodate, or adapt to, each other's worldviews. bill 101 The law that made French the only official language of Quebec. environmental globalization the interdependence of countries to work together to solve environmental problems technological globalization the process by which technology is linking the world Economical Globalization spread of trade, transportation and communication systems around the world in the interests of promoting worldwide commercePolitical Globalization the process by which political decisions and actions are becoming increasingly international Social Globalization The process by which people's lifestyles spread over global networks. Globalization the process by which the worlds citizens are becoming increasingly connected and interdependent Imperialism a policy of extending a country's power by acquiring new territories and establishing control Ethnocentrism Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. Eurocentrism A belief that the European world view is superior to all others Mercantilism trade in colonies is controlled to benefit the mother colonyCapitalism and economic system that advocates free trade, competition and choice Christopher Columbus He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India. cons of christopher columbus disease and slavery pros of Christopher Columbus world exspansion Boston Tea Party protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped british tea into boston harbor