Multicultural education correct answers An educational concept that addresses cultural diversity and equity in schools. It incorporates the different cultural groups to which individuals belong, with an emphasis on the interaction of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in students' lives.
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Multicultural education correct answers An educational concept that addresses cultural diversity and equity in schools. It incorporates the different cultural groups to which individuals belong, with an emphasis on the interaction of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in students' lives.
what does multicultural education support? correct answers -CULTURE
-EQUALITY
-DEMOCRACY
-SOCIAL JUSTICE
-DIVERSITY
Culture correct answers Socially transmitted ways of thinking, believing, feeling, and acting within a group. These patterns are transmitted from one generation to the next.
characteristics of culture-- INCLUDE DEFINITONS OF EACH correct answers it is:
-learned- from our parents, the way we were held, bathed, dressed
-shared-mortality,punishment and reward
-an adaptation-our nonverbal--shaking hands/kissing
-dynamic
Cultural border correct answers A boundary between groups based on cultural differences that may limit an individual's understanding of persons from a different cultural background.
Cultural pluralism correct answers The maintenance of cultures as parallel and equal to the dominant culture in a society.
Hidden curriculum correct answers The unwritten and informal rules that guide the expected behaviors and attitudes of students in school.
Social justice correct answers A philosophy that expects citizens to provide for those persons in society who are not as advantaged as others.
obstacles to social justice correct answers Prejudice is the aversion to members of certain cultural
groups. It manifests itself in fear, anger, hatred, and distrust.(VIEWS)
Stereotype occurs when GENERALIZATIONS are applied to a group without consideration of individual differences within the group.
discrimination
privileged curiculum
Discrimination correct answers The arbitrary denial of the privileges and rewards of society to members of a group. Meritocracy correct answers A system based on the belief that an individual's achievements are based on their own personal merits and hard work and that the people who achieve at the highest levels deserve the greatest social and financial rewards.
Multiculturalism correct answers The condition in which different cultural groups can maintain their unique cultural identities while participating equally in the dominant culture.
Marginalization correct answers Relegation to a position that is not part of the mainstream or accepted by most people
Subsocieties correct answers Groups within a society such as punk, gangs, skinheads, or hippies that have developed their own values, attitudes, and behaviors, which are different from the norm
and often not acceptable to the dominant cultural group.
Racial diversity: correct answers Students of color now comprise approximately 40% of all students in PreK-12th grade public schools in the United States.
Religious diversity correct answers : Not only are schools ethnically and racially diverse, but they are increasingly _______
Cultural diversity: correct answers Cultural factors impact student learning and behavior.
manifestations of culture correct answers Culture is manifested through
Values
Nonverbal communication
Language
ethnocentrism correct answers View that one's cultural group is superior to all others.
cultural relativism correct answers an attempt to understand other cultural systems in their own terms in the context of their own cultural beliefs.
Understanding another culture first begins by clearly understanding one's own culture.
dominant culture correct answers WASP influence: White, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant Individualism: the belief that every individual is his or her own master, with a goal of self-
actualization.
Freedom: not having others determine our values, ideas, or behaviors because we are free to choose these as we please.
pluralism in society correct answers Otherness: cultural groups that are different from our own
Assimilation: process by which groups adopt or change the dominant culture Structural Involuntary
cultural identity correct answers Our identities in any single group are influenced by our historical and lived experiences and membership in other groups.
The interaction of these various group memberships within society begins to determine an individual's ___________
Identity is fluid and shifts across time.
biculturalism correct answers Individuals who have competencies in two or more different cultures and can function proficiently in them are considered bicultural or multicultural.
Egalitarianism correct answers A belief in social, political, and economic rights and privileges for all people.
Equality correct answers State of being ______ in that one cultural group is not inferior or superior to another and that all groups have access to the same benefits of society regardless of their group memberships.
Socialization correct answers Process of learning the social norms and expectations of the culture
and society.
fundamentals of multicultural education correct answers Cultural differences have strength and value.
Schools should be models for the expression of human rights and respect for differences.
Social justice and equality for all people should be of paramount importance.
Attitudes and values necessary for participation in a democratic society should be promoted in schools.
Educators working with families and communities can create an environment that is supportive of multiculturalism, equality, and social justice.
Evolution of Multicultural Education correct answers Multicultural education has its roots in the early work of African American scholars, intercultural education, and ethnic studies.
The civil rights movement brought a renewed interest in ethnic studies, discrimination, and intergroup relations.
Schools are now held accountable for providing equitable learning environments for students.
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