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Why is the narrative, or story, format exceptionally good for learning about diverse cultures? correct answers Oral histories and personal narratives from diverse individuals can enable understanding and recognition of our common humanity. Our syllabus presents a working definition of culture fo...

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Why is the narrative, or story, format exceptionally good for learning about diverse cultures?
correct answers Oral histories and personal narratives from diverse individuals can enable
understanding and recognition of our common humanity.

Our syllabus presents a working definition of culture for this class. Our textbook also describes
six uses of the word "culture" in everyday language. For example, talking about holidays
Mexican people may celebrate, such as Cinco de Mayo and El Día de los Muertos, would be
considered a ________ use of culture. correct answers historical

The drastically different responses of the African American and European American
communities to the verdict of the O. J. Simpson trial illustrate the different ________ of these
two communities, which were shaped by past experiences. correct answers worldviews

________ may be defined as the way in which people perceive their relationship to nature,
institutions, other people, and things. It constitutes our psychological orientation to life and can
determine how we think, behave, make decisions, and define events. correct answers worldview

True or false: The policies of the Trump administration communicate strong support for
multicultural issues, including immigration, protection for the LGBTQ community, concern
about police brutality toward African Americans, and the need for continued affirmative action.
These attitudes and beliefs are evidenced not only in Trump's political agenda but also in
statements he has made. correct answers false

After the "not guilty" O. J. Simpson verdict on October 3, 1995, which of the following reactions
occurred? correct answers African Americans cheered and shouted while European Americans
were shocked and stunned, and some cried and expressed outrage.

What does ethnicity refer to? correct answers a fusion of race and culture determined by physical
and cultural characteristics

Our textbook will, as an adopted convention, refer to the indigenous peoples of America as
________. correct answers American Indians

What is multicultural psychology? correct answers the systematic study of behavior, cognition,
and effect in settings where people of different backgrounds interact

The construct of ________ refers to the meaningful ways in which individuals of various social
statuses (e.g., race, gender, social class) interact, resulting in different experiences with
oppression and privilege. correct answers intersectionality

Data from 2015 to 2020 suggest that African Americans were killed by police at 2.6 times the
rate of White people. What does this suggest? correct answers Both of these are correct.

, True or false: Physiological differences (i.e., variation) among European Americans are greater
than the variations between European Americans and African Americans. correct answers True

Known as the "Rodney King verdict" in 1992, four White police officers were acquitted of
beating an African American man. The incident was caught on videotape and aired on television
in the following weeks. What was the verdict followed by? correct answers three days of riots in
Los Angeles and other communities in which African Americans and allies expressed hurt,
disappointment, pain, and rage

As a philosophy, the idea of multiculturalism represents a set of beliefs about how groups should
coexist and has influenced a wide range of disciplines including education, political science, and
medicine. The basic assumptions of multiculturalism can be summarized as ________. correct
answers Both of these are correct.

A movement that maintains that only good genes should be passed from generation to generation
and that undesirable groups should be dissuaded from reproducing is called ________. correct
answers eugenics

Psychological perception of the environment that determines how we think, behave, and feel is
called ________. correct answers worldview

Multicultural psychology can benefit from careful choice of words. For example, rather than
using the words "teaching tolerance," we might replace them with words such as "fostering
appreciation." Why is this? correct answers All of these are correct.

Our text uses the example of deaf culture to illustrate that ________. correct answers groups
distinguished by physical characteristics may also share psychological and sociological issues
that constitute a distinct culture, such as language, schools, churches, social organizations, or a
distinct way of interacting both among themselves and with other people

True or false: Although he never said so directly, Obama essentially portrayed himself as a post-
racial candidate. He embodied a racial idealism, and his election signaled a hope that America
could put its racist past behind. correct answers True

The ability of individuals to take perspective on their immediate cultural, social, and political
environments, to engage in critical dialogue with those environments, to bring to bear
fundamental moral commitments (including concerns for justice and equity), and to define their
own place with respect to surrounding reality, constitutes an important human faculty known as
________. correct answers critical consciousness

Other terms for multicultural psychology include which of the following? correct answers all of
these are correct

The increasing diversification of the United States population is due to two primary forces. What
are these forces? correct answers increased rates of immigration from non-European countries
and increasing birth rates among people of color

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