Quiz 2 – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and
Acculturation?
True or False? If FALSE, write the
TRUE answer.
1.
A Multicultural society can be
described as a society with a single
set of values.
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False – multi
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2.
A “salad bowl” represents varied
and separate cultures.
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True
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3.
One aspect of Multiculturalism is
respecting different cultures.
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True
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4.
Cultural Diversity can be
represented by a “melting pot”
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False – garden salad
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5.
Acculturation means learning the
culture of your birth
country.
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False – other country
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Define in your own words:
1.
“Melting Pot” : mixing a variety of cultures and over
time they will all be the same
2.
“Salad Bowl” : The salad bowl concept suggests that the
integration of the many different cultures
3.
“Assimilation”: the
blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society
4.
“Acculturation”: explains the process of cultural and
psychological change that results following meeting between cultures
5. “Enculturation” used to describe the process of
first-culture learning, acculturation can be thought of as second-culture
learning.
Complete the sentence with words from
the text:
Acculturation
often results in changes to culture,
custom and social, as
well as changes in food, clothing and language
Give a synonym:
varied
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Diverse
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respect
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Matter
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dominate
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Control
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multiple
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Many
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central
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Main
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interacting
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Relating
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specific
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Exact
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represents
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Signifies
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adopt
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Accept
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Give the opposite:
varied
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Unvaried
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respect
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Disrespect
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gradually
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Quickly
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multiple
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Single
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common
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Different
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dominant group
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Subordinate
Group
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specific
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General
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contrasted with
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The same
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adopt
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Reject
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Culture and Personality in
Anthropology
Read
the section about Culture and Personality in Anthropology. Answer these
questions about that section:-
1.
Define
“Anthropology” in your own words
Anthropology is the study of humankind, past and present that
draws and builds upon knowledge from social and biological sciences.
2.
What do
you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example
The way behavior children with others. Example: talk with an
adult.
3.
Read
this sentence again and give examples of childrearing in different societies
and cultures: “socialization
creates personality patterns. It helps shape people’s
emotions, thoughts, behaviors, cultural values and norms to fit into and
function as productive members in the surrounding human society. The study of
culture and personality demonstrates that different socialization practices
such as childrearing in different societies (cultures) result in different
personality types.”
Depending on how
they are raised and treated they will face different qualities.
4.
Read
this sentence again and say to what extent you agree: “all humans are the same when born, but
childrearing in different societies causes deviations in behavior and
personalities from each other.”
They born naturally but in different
behaviors and potentials on certain things.
5.
Reflect
on the reading above. Can you see a link between your culture and your
personality? Think about that in relation to your own culture first, and then
think about personality and culture in a different society. Reflect. Give
examples.
Yes and no doubt about the relationship
between the culture and the personality, however it stands on the way that we
are raised and felling trustfully about your self and your potentials. Example:
Pakistan trustful in there work and that is related to their culture and
knowledge.
