Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?
Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?
answer True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE.
1. A Multicultural society can be described as a society with a single set of values.
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FALSE
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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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TRUE
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5 . Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.
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FALSE
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Define in your own words:
1. “Melting Pot” It is a metaphor used to describe the blending of cultures to form a dominant society.
2. “Salad Bowl” It is a metaphor used to describe the variety of cultures present in one country. Each culture keeps some of their originality.
3. “Assimilation” This is when cultures blend together to form one.
4. “Acculturation” This is when one cultural group adopts the beliefs and behaviors of another group.
5. “Enculturation” Used to describe the process of first cultural learning.
Complete the sentence with words from the text:
Acculturation often results in changes to culture, customs and social institutions, as well as changes in food, clothing and language.
Give a synonym:
varied
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change
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respect
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consider
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dominate
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influence
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multiple
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Binary
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central
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midway
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interacting
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move
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specific
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limited
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represents
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equal
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adopt
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accept
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Give the opposite:
varied
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homogeneous
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respect
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disrespect
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gradually
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rapidly
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multiple
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few
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common
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rare
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dominant group
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Weak group
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specific
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vague
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contrasted with
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Not full of
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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:-
Define “Anthropology” in your own words
Answer: Anthropology is the study of the behavior, physical, social and cultural development f of humans.
2. Define “movement” in this context
Answer: Movement in this context is about how personality and culture patterns spread between societies.
3. What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example
This is when children start to learn from the different types of cultures surrounding them.
4. 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.”
Answer: In some cultures children are abused while they are being brought up, due to their behavior.
While in other cultures they are grounded.
5. 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.”
I agree to a high extent, childrearing causes the deviation in behavior and personality.
6. 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.
Thank god I was brought up in a good family, my parents did not use violence on me but instead they had used some of the childrearing methods of other cultures such as grounding me if I was misbehaving or cutting some of my allowance. I think that my dad learnt this way of childrearing while he studied abroad in Ireland.
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