Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

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, Multiple set 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, assimilation represent melting pot.
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False, it is mean leaving host country.

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot”: You have to forget about your culture and learn the host country culture.

2.       “Salad Bowl”: Groups of people living together from many culture and ever one keep his own culture

3.       “Assimilation”: Fusing of minority groups in the host country social and forget the original one.

4.       “Acculturation”: adding new culture to your culture but keeping your own.

5.       “Enculturation”: learning about your own birth culture

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to ____Culture___________, ____Customs ____________and _____Social institution____________, as well as changes in food, ____Clothing______ and _______language______________.

Give a synonym:

varied	Different	respect	Esteem	dominate	Control
multiple	Many	central	Main	interacting	Co operating
specific	Exact	represents	Shows	adopt	Take on

Give the opposite:

varied	Same	respect	Disrespect	gradually	Sharply
multiple	Single	common	Uncommon	dominant group	Minority group
specific	Random	contrasted with	Compered	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

a a since about culture diversity

2.       Define “movement” in this context

change in personalty

3.       What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example

 make the child socially so he can understand the community for example in schools .

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.”

In some poor cultures kids have to start working in earlier age and this will make them Self-reliant. But in other rich cultures kids are spoiled and get everything they want so they don’t have self-reliance.

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 because every body born the same but the change when they grow .

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.

 yes there is a link between them for example in my culture we should be generous and kind with people.