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, Society containing multiply cultures
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, cultural diversity can be represented by a "salad bowl"
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False, Integrate to a different culture

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot”: A country in which a blending of races and culture is taking place.

2.       “Salad Bowl”: A country with Different Cultures does not merge into a single homogeneous culture.

3.       “Assimilation”: Understand fully another culture.

4.       “Acculturation”: Integrate to a different culture. 

5.       “Enculturation”: a person learns values and behaviors that are appropriate to the surrounding cultures .

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	Diverse	respect	Honor	dominate	Rule
multiple	Numerous	central	Dominant	interacting	Cooperating
specific	Excat	represents	Singnifies	adopt	Embrace

Give the opposite:

varied	Homogenous	respect	Disrespect	gradually	Rapidy
multiple	Few	common	Rare	dominant group	Minor group
specific	Vague	contrasted with	Similar with	adopt	reject

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

The study of humankind
 

Define “movement” in this context

Research

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

Development of cultural identity in children e.g different ways of feeding and talking

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.”

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.”

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.