Chapter 3 Identity, Media and Communication Technology

The various methods of communicating information

• Techno-isolation
• Accommodation
• Media
• Propaganda

The gap between those who have access to up-to-date technology and those who do not.

• Digital divide
• Propaganda
• Pop culture
• Satellite technology

The process that occurs when the elements of two cultures combine. Not only do the cultures mix, but a new product is also created. This product allows people to connect with each other in new ways.

• Hybridization
• Global village
• Media concentration
• Propaganda

The process that occurs when two cultures accommodate. The worldviews of both cultures are affected.

• Maher Arar
• Universalization of popular culture
• Make Poverty History/Live 8
• Acculturation

The process that occurs when two cultures meet and make space for each other. The components of both cultures may be affected.

• Techno-isolation
• Media convergence
• Accommodation
• Negative effect of acculturation and accommodation

Using electronics to send and receive signals with satellites. Captures signals sent by transmitters on Earth and bounces them back to receivers in TV sets.

• Anime/manga
• Al-Jazeera
• Propaganda
• Satellite technology

The concept that everyone knows everyone else's business, and geographical distances stop mattering as much the more advanced technology is. They are affected by people from across the world as much as they are from people around them.

• Assimilation
• Global village
• Media
• Mass media

Stands for Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. It was the first national public TV network for Canadian Indigenous peoples. It exclusively features Indigenous peoples in its programs. 70% of its programming is produced in Canada while the other 30% consists of films and programs from other countries.

• Digital divide
• Universalization of popular culture
• APTN
• Hybridization

The merging of traditional media with digital communication technologies such as telecommunications and the internet.

• Negative effect of acculturation and accommodation
• Media
• Mass media
• Media convergence

The gathering of ownership of newspapers and other media in the hands of a few large corporations.

• Negative effect of acculturation and accommodation
• Korean pop culture
• Positive effect of acculturation and accommodation
• Media concentration