The image of the United States as a salad bowl rather than a melting pot has been used to illustrate the concept of:
a. ethnocentrism.
b. multiculturalism.
c. acculturation.
d. cultural relativism.
Question 2Maria has recently moved to the United States from Columbia. Her children no longer speak Spanish and are learning to live like American children. Maria's children are experiencing:
a. multiculturalism.
b. ethnocentrism.
c. cultural relativism.
d. assimilation.
Question 3Until fairly recently, many people believed that ethnic and religious subcultures should learn and adopt the ways of the dominant group. Such people were advocating:
a. multiculturalism.
b. assimilation.
c. countercultures.
d. cultural diffusion.
Question 4A counterculture is:
a. a group that has values, interests, beliefs, and lifestyles that are opposed to those of the larger society.
b. a group that shares the overall culture of mainstream society but maintains its own distinctive values, norms, and lifestyles.
c. a population that shares the same territory and is bound together by economic and political ties.
d. a group of people with similar physical characteristics.
Question 5A subculture is:
a. a group that has values, interests, beliefs, and lifestyles that are opposed to those of the larger society.
b. a group that shares the overall culture of mainstream society but maintains its own distinctive values, norms, and lifestyles.
c. a population that shares the same territory and is bound together by economic and political ties.
d. a group of people with similar physical characteristics.