1. Question
: (TCOs 1 & 2) Those members
of society whose cultural understandings and backgrounds are different from one
another and from the dominant culture are ________.
Student Answer: ethnic groups
racial groups
White ethnics
culturally different
racial/ethnic communities
Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:
2. Question : (TCOs 1 & 2) Collections of persons from common racial
or ethnic backgrounds who share common cultural interests are ________.
Student Answer: a race
culturally diverse
a culture
culturally different
racial/ethnic communities
Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:
3. Question : (TCOs 1 & 2) One-on-one acts by members of the
dominant group that harm subordinate group members or their property are forms
of ________.
Student Answer: racism
prejudice
individual discrimination
institutional discrimination
marginalization
Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:
4. Question : (TCOs 3 & 4) The tangible artifacts created by a
culture are ________.
Student Answer: nonmaterial cultures
symbols
cultural lags
material cultures
languages
Instructor Explanation: Week 2 Lecture and Flash Cards
Points Received: 0 of 4
Comments:
5. Question : (TCOs 3 & 4) The sum total of a society’s knowledge of
the world, values, beliefs, language, norms and material objects, is ________.
Student Answer: culture
subculture
cultural diversity
gobalization
nonmaterial culture
Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:
6. Question : (TCOs 1, 3, & 4) The process that occurs when
concepts, ideas, language, and behaviors cross cultural boundaries is ________.
Student Answer: cultural diffusion
cultural lag
marginalization
discrimination
cultural diversity
7. Question : (TCOs 1 & 2) This occurs as a result of longstanding
practices and/or behaviors that have a negative impact on members of
subordinate groups:
Student Answer: individual discrimination.
institutional discrimination.
ethnocentrism.
marginalization.
globalization.
Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:
8. Question : (TCOs 3 & 4) This significant act of legislation
prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and
national origin:
Student Answer: Equal Pay Act of 1963.
Executive Order 8802.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1963.
Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:
9. Question : (TCOs 3 & 4) This refers to cultural beliefs that
justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality:
Student Answer: racism.
ethnocentrism.
prejudice.
cultural Lag.
ideology.
Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:
10. Question : (TCOs 1 & 2) This is the use of resources to control
and influence others:
Student Answer: ethnocentrism.
prejudice.
discrimination.
racism.
power.
11. Question : (TCOs 1 & 2)
What are the key institutions in our society that structure the
distribution of power? Give an example of one of these systems and how the
dominant group shapes society through it.
1. Question : (TCOs 6 & 7) A process whereby a previously distinct
ethnic group merges socially into another group usually the dominant group in
mainstream society) is ___________.
Student Answer: acculturation
assimilation
ethnic identification
discrimination
miscegenation
2. Question : (TCOs 6 & 7) Prejudice, discrimination, and
stereotypes directed at individuals because of their age is called ___________.
Student Answer: racism
sexism
ageism
heterosexism
homophobia
3. Question : (TCOs 6 & 7) Intermarriage or interbreeding between
persons of different racial groups is called _________.
Student Answer: acculturation
assimilation
miscegenation
identity
biculturalism
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
4. Question : (TCOs 4 & 7) Something that can generate ethnocentric
responses or defensive reactions, such as voice, appearance, attitude, or
behavior, is called _________.
Student Answer: acculturation
ethnic identity
racial identity
miscegenation
a trigger
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
5. Question : (TCOs 4 & 7) This trigger includes distinctive
accents, speech patterns, inflections, and slang:
Student Answer: appearance.
voice.
attitude.
behavior.
manners.
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
6. Question : (TCO 8) The relative ranking of one’s position in society
and its honor and respect refers to _________.
Student Answer: power
economics
socioeconomic status
autonomy
prestige
7. Question : (TCOs 4, 5, & 7) What organizational strategies can be
put in place to demonstrate that diversity is valued and to promote a culture
of nondiscrimination? Discuss two specific ways in which organizations can
accomplish these goals.
8. Question : (TCO 8) Choose two of the five strategies for dealing with
diversity issues and give examples of how to apply each strategy in the
workplace.
