Accommodation correct answers A two-way process when both the mainstream culture and minority culture adapt to each other.
Biculturalism correct answers Being able to function successfully in two cultures.
Ex. The English and French cultures in Canada.
Enculturation correct answers When a...
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Accommodation correct answers A two-way process when both the mainstream culture and
minority culture adapt to each other.
Biculturalism correct answers Being able to function successfully in two cultures.
Ex. The English and French cultures in Canada.
Enculturation correct answers When a person adopts the behavior patterns of their own
surrounding culture.
Synonym: socialization
Ex. Enculturation can naturally occur as part of culturally diverse school curriculum.
Acculturation correct answers When one culture adapts to another without giving up one's first
culture.
Ex. Some educators believe acculturation contributes to greater academic success. Schools
should strive for acculturation.
Cultural Adaption correct answers An immigrants conscious and unconscious choice about
which cultural aspects to preserve or modify.
Ex. Mingling languages - "Spanglish" - or incorporating both cultures food in one meal like
Mexican pizza
Cultural Universalism correct answers Occurs when certain cultural characteristics are common
across cultures like valuing respect, but it is demonstrated differently.
Ex. Courtship, how to introduce elders or women to others, shunning
External Elements of Culture correct answers shelter, clothing, food, arts/literature, religion,
language, government
Cultural Congruence correct answers Agreement, or lack thereof, between mainstream and
minority cultures in daily contact.
Ex. Asians are rewarded for sitting quietly where an AA might be chastised for speaking out
when it's encouraged in their culture.
Culture correct answers Sum total of a way of life of a people, experienced by individuals as
normal ways of acting, feeling and being. It is universal.
Ex. Culture is very important to those involved because it is the cornerstone of quality of life.
Ethnography correct answers An inquiry process that seeks to provide cultural explanations for
behavior and attitudes.
Ex. Linguists and educators turn to ethnography to help understand the impact current
immigrants have in the US.
, Transnational Migration correct answers A pattern of migration in which people settle and
establish relations in a new country while maintaining ongoing social connections with the
country from which they originated.
Ex. Asian culture in Orange County or Mexicans in US.
Cross-linguistic Influence correct answers The ways in which different language systems interact
in a language learner's mind and affect the learner's language development and/or performance.
Ex. My friend's cross-linguistic influence has an impact on his use of pronouns and words with
W and V.
The English language doesn't have gender.
Describe some cultural differences in non-verbal, oral and written communication patterns.
correct answers Culturally inappropriate gestures or proximity.
The role of silence.
Difference in discourse styles.
What are some challenges faced by culturally and linguistically diverse groups? correct answers
Discrimination, economic hardship, loss of first language, stages of acculturation, documentation
status, group stereotypes, etc.
Honeymoon Phase of Acculturation correct answers The new immigrants excitement for and
fascination with customs, foods and sights of new culture.
Shock Phase of Acculturation correct answers Increasing frustration with trying to figure out
cultural cues
Adjustment Phase of Acculturation correct answers When the immigrant begins to feel
comfortable borrowing habits, customs and characteristics from the new culture.
What are the ways that immigrants adapt to a new cultural environment? correct answers
Assimilation, acculturation, accommodation and biculturalism.
What factors can impede or promote adjustment to new cultures? correct answers Impede: facing
prejudice, language difficulties, lack of support and resources.
Promote: acceptance and accommodation by mainstream culture, knowledge of language, access
to resources
Structural Assimilation correct answers Participation in the social, political and economic
institutions and organizations of mainstream society.
Ex. Women's rights movement in the 60s
Intragroup correct answers Differences among individuals from the same cultural background.
What are the four approaches to multicultural education? correct answers Contributive, additive,
transformative and social action
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