Quiz - 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.	false, it has many sets of values.
2.       A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.	true.
3.       One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.	true.
4.       Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”	false, sald bowl.
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	false, it means the learning of the culture of host country.

 

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot”: people of diffireent cultures are to forget their culture and learn another.

2.       “Salad Bowl”: people of diffirent cultures learn about another culture and keep their own identity.

3.       “Assimilation”: where people  learn to adapt to other customs be similar to them.

4.       “Acculturation”: where people  learn to adapt to other customs and keep their own customs.

5.       “Enculturation”:process of first-culture 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	many	respect	honor	dominate	take over control
multiple	many	central	main	interacting	working with
specific	certain	represents	illustrates	adopt	take in

 

Give the opposite:

varied	similar	respect	disrespect	gradually	instantly
multiple	similar	common	rare	dominant group	minoraty group
specific	general	contrasted with	compared to	adopt	reject

 

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. the study of humanity

2.       Define “movement” in this context. the advancement of something

3.       What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example the interaction of children and other people

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.”

If someone is living in a society where traditons and history are followed that person's perssonality would be like somene who would be known as some one who is old-fashioned.

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 strongly, because when humans are born they do not have any defining thoughts about who they are and what are they doinng.

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.

I can see a link between my culture and personality. In relation to my culture my morals and values are passed down from my parents, thus creating my personality. In relation to other cultures it would be the same idea, but morals and values may differ.