Chapter 4 Creating a Global Culture Exploring Culture

Global Culture �ways of living that are shared by people around the world �people may move and take their culture with them �mass media and the Internet play a role influencing global culture �pop culture also affects global culture development

Think…don’t write! �If you had to move to another country and could only take 5 things with you, what would you take?

MIGRATION �moving from one country/region to another �people often take aspects of their old culture with them…material (clothing, heirlooms, etc. ) and non-material (beliefs, values, celebrations, etc. ) �people are influenced by the culture of the place to which they move

Why do people move? �PUSH FACTORS and PULL FACTORS �PUSH FACTORS: motivate people to leave their homes Ex. ’s) war poor government lack of jobs poverty discrimination natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunami, etc. )

�PULL FACTORS: draw people to another place to live Ex. ’s) equality human rights jobs/higher wages religious freedom pleasant climate

IMMIGRATION and EMIGRATION �immigration: ▪ moving into a new country to live ▪ if you move from Iran to Canada, you have immigrated to Canada �emigration: ▪ leaving a country and moving to another country to live ▪ if you leave Canada to live in Iran, you have emigrated from Canada �internal migration: ▪ moving within your own country/region ▪ for example, moving from NL to Alberta

�all types of MIGRATION affect POPULATION GROWTH… �see table on p. 50 of text

Rural-Urban Migration �moving from rural areas to live in larger places (countryside to cities, for instance) �common throughout the world, not just Canada �NOTE: Statistics Canada defines an urban area as a city/town having 1000 or more people �Census: every 5 years Stats Canada counts the people in Canada and asks questions such as where people live, language spoken, work, etc.

Forced Migration �In the past, in Canada, the first Europeans to come forced many of the Aboriginal people off their land. These Aboriginals had to find new places to live…this is forced migration. �not prevalent in Canada today �may result from war, forces of nature(famines, earthquakes, volcanoes, etc. ) �Refugees: people who are forced to leave their home to escape some danger or problem. (see p. 52 of text)

Spreading Culture via Technology �printing press…books, magazines, newspapers, etc. �telephones/cellphones �radios �television �movies �Internet (1994…World Wide Web was born!!) �…all used to spread ideas �…careful of information overload!!!