Which of the following statements is true of acculturation?
A) It does not include learning the language of the host culture.
B) It does not include adopting the values of the host culture.
C) It does not include adopting the beliefs of the host culture.
D) It does not include blending into the host culture.
E) It does not include intermarriage with a member of the host culture.
Question 2Which of the following statements best defines acculturation?
A) It is the process of adopting the language, values, beliefs, and other characteristics of the host culture by minority groups.
B) It is behavior that treats people unequally or unfairly because of their group membership.
C) It is the physical and social separation of dominant and minority groups.
D) It is the process of conforming to a dominant group's culture, adopting its language and values, and intermarrying with that group.
E) It is the process of making oversimplified or exaggerated generalization about a group of people.
Question 3Which of the following statements is true of de facto segregation?
A) It has been replaced by de jure segregation.
B) It is always voluntary in nature.
C) It is due to discrimination in most cases.
D) It is a formal form of separation.
E) It was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1954.
Question 4Which of the following terms refers to informal segregation?
A) De dato segregation
B) De facto segregation
C) De jure segregation
D) De fideli segregation
E) De integro segregation
Question 5Which of the following terms refers to legal segregation?
A) De dato segregation
B) De facto segregation
C) De jure segregation
D) De fideli segregation
E) De integro segregation
Question 6In the context of dominant-minority group relations, which of the following statements best defines segregation?
A) It is the systematic effort to kill all members of a particular ethnic, religious, political, racial, or national group.
B) It is the process of adopting the language, values, beliefs, and other characteristics of the host culture.
C) It is the physical and social separation of dominant and minority groups.
D) It is the process of conforming to a dominant group's culture, adopting its language and values, and intermarrying with that group.
E) It is the process of maintaining many aspects of one's original culture while living peacefully with the host culture.
Question 7In the dominant-minority group relations continuum, which of the following has the highest level of intolerance?
A) Genocide
B) Acculturation
C) Segregation
D) Assimilation
E) Pluralism
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