Question 1

Macroculture can be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural beliefs and behaviors that most people follow 
B)  gender, race, religion, and ethnicity 
C)  cultural patterns that dominate a society 
D)  verbal and nonverbal cultural styles 
A)  cultural beliefs and behaviors that most people follow 
B)  gender, race, religion, and ethnicity 
C)  cultural patterns that dominate a society 
D)  verbal and nonverbal cultural styles C

Question 2

The Bracero Program arranged for Mexican citizens to work on U.S. farms and railroads due to the labor shortage caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Revolutionary War 
B)  The Vietnam War 
C)  World War I 
D)  World War II 
A)  The Revolutionary War 
B)  The Vietnam War 
C)  World War I 
D)  World War II D

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a marker for belonging to a microculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious affiliation 
B)  language usage 
C)  national origin 
D)  ethnic background 
A)  religious affiliation 
B)  language usage 
C)  national origin 
D)  ethnic background B

Question 4

Cultural relativism holds the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)  society should have consensus about core civic and cultural values 
B)  people experience their own cultures as central to reality 
C)  actions can be judged only in relation to the culture where they occur 
D)  all behaviors and actions are acceptable in different cultural contexts 
A)  society should have consensus about core civic and cultural values 
B)  people experience their own cultures as central to reality 
C)  actions can be judged only in relation to the culture where they occur 
D)  all behaviors and actions are acceptable in different cultural contexts

Question 5

Which of the following terms is the ideal of being able to shift cultural frames of reference and change behavior in different cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural relativism 
B)  cultural pluralism 
C)  biculturalism 
D)  pluralistic integration 
A)  cultural relativism 
B)  cultural pluralism 
C)  biculturalism 
D)  pluralistic integration

Question 6

Which group of people has largely determined mainstream culture in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  new immigrants 
B)  European Americans 
C)  public educators 
D)  politicians 
A)  new immigrants 
B)  European Americans 
C)  public educators 
D)  politicians

Question 7

How does tracking contribute to the achievement gap between minority students and white students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minority students are more likely to be placed in general education classes in high school, rather than college prep classes. 
B)  Minority students have more access to resources for Limited English Proficiency students; proficiency remains low. 
C)  White students have more access to resources for low-income students; proficiency in 
D)  content-based learning remains low. 
E)  White students are more likely to be placed in general education classes in high school, rather than college prep classes. 
A)  Minority students are more likely to be placed in general education classes in high school, rather than college prep classes. 
B)  Minority students have more access to resources for Limited English Proficiency students; proficiency remains low. 
C)  White students have more access to resources for low-income students; proficiency in 
D)  content-based learning remains low. 
E)  White students are more likely to be placed in general education classes in high school, rather than college prep classes.

Question 8

Which of the following terms best describes the process of adapting to a second culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  biculturalism 
B)  assimilation 
C)  acculturation 
D)  accommodation 
A)  biculturalism 
B)  assimilation 
C)  acculturation 
D)  accommodation

Question 9

What are some strategies teachers can employ to resolve conflicts related to cultural contact? Give at least three examples of specific strategies.

Accepted Answer

Response should include at least three o

Question 10

A disproportionate percentage of students who drop out of high school are:

Accepted Answer

A)  middle-class white students 
B)  working-class white students 
C)  wealthy minority students 
D)  poor and minority students 
A)  middle-class white students 
B)  working-class white students 
C)  wealthy minority students 
D)  poor and minority students

Question 11

Which of the following is the best way to describe how culture is taught?

Accepted Answer

A)  by a process of deep conditioning absorbed from birth and explicitly teachings 
B)  through oral traditions that are passed down from generation to generation 
C)  from implicit teachings taught by elders in a particular culture 
D)  with TV, the internet, radio, magazines, and other forms of popular media 
A)  by a process of deep conditioning absorbed from birth and explicitly teachings 
B)  through oral traditions that are passed down from generation to generation 
C)  from implicit teachings taught by elders in a particular culture 
D)  with TV, the internet, radio, magazines, and other forms of popular media

Question 12

Describe the process of the three stages of acculturation.

Accepted Answer

Response should include the following st

Question 13

Which of the following is an internal element of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  customs 
C)  government 
D)  literature 
A)  language 
B)  customs 
C)  government 
D)  literature

Question 14

Which of the following is an external element of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  values 
C)  customs 
D)  family structure 
A)  language 
B)  values 
C)  customs 
D)  family structure

Question 15

Which of the following terms describes the idea that society should be composed of a monoculture with all diversity assimilated?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural pluralism 
B)  pluralist preservation 
C)  pluralistic integration 
D)  melting pot model 
A)  cultural pluralism 
B)  pluralist preservation 
C)  pluralistic integration 
D)  melting pot model

Question 16

All ethnic minority groups experience lower levels of higher education except:

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Latino Americans 
A)  African Americans 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Latino Americans

Question 17

How can a teacher investigate oneself as a cultural being? Give at least three examples of activities or behaviors.

Accepted Answer

Response should include at least three o

Question 18

Which of the following socioeconomic factor disproportionately affects English learners?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender issues 
B)  cultural issues 
C)  demographic changes 
D)  poverty 
A)  gender issues 
B)  cultural issues 
C)  demographic changes 
D)  poverty

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of how institutional racism manifests in schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  overabundance of ELD classrooms 
B)  bilingual classrooms 
C)  failure to hire minority teachers 
D)  overt racism 
A)  overabundance of ELD classrooms 
B)  bilingual classrooms 
C)  failure to hire minority teachers 
D)  overt racism

Question 20

Which of the following terms describes the idea that a society can contain a variety of cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural pluralism 
B)  pluralist preservation 
C)  pluralistic integration 
D)  melting pot model 
A)  cultural pluralism 
B)  pluralist preservation 
C)  pluralistic integration 
D)  melting pot model

Macroculture can be described as:

The Bracero Program arranged for Mexican citizens to work on U.S. farms and railroads due to the labor shortage caused by:

Which of the following is an example of a marker for belonging to a microculture?

Cultural relativism holds the idea that:

Which of the following terms is the ideal of being able to shift cultural frames of reference and change behavior in different cultures?

Which group of people has largely determined mainstream culture in the U.S.?

How does tracking contribute to the achievement gap between minority students and white students?

Which of the following terms best describes the process of adapting to a second culture?

What are some strategies teachers can employ to resolve conflicts related to cultural contact? Give at least three examples of specific strategies.

A disproportionate percentage of students who drop out of high school are:

Which of the following is the best way to describe how culture is taught?

Describe the process of the three stages of acculturation.

Which of the following is an internal element of culture?

Which of the following is an external element of culture?

Which of the following terms describes the idea that society should be composed of a monoculture with all diversity assimilated?

All ethnic minority groups experience lower levels of higher education except:

How can a teacher investigate oneself as a cultural being? Give at least three examples of activities or behaviors.

Which of the following socioeconomic factor disproportionately affects English learners?

Which of the following is an example of how institutional racism manifests in schools?

Which of the following terms describes the idea that a society can contain a variety of cultures?

English Learners and Their Teachers

Language Structure and Use

First- and Second-Language Development Related to Academic Achievement

Programs for English Learners

English-Language Literacy Development, Lesson Planning, and Specially Designed Content Instruction in English

Oral Literacy

English-Language Literacy Development

Assessment of English Learners

Culturally Inclusive Instruction

Filters

Exam 9: Culture and Cultural Diversity and Their Relationship to Academic Achievement

Macroculture can be described as:

The Bracero Program arranged for Mexican citizens to work on U.S. farms and railroads due to the labor shortage caused by:

Which of the following is an example of a marker for belonging to a microculture?

Cultural relativism holds the idea that:

Which of the following terms is the ideal of being able to shift cultural frames of reference and change behavior in different cultures?

Which group of people has largely determined mainstream culture in the U.S.?

How does tracking contribute to the achievement gap between minority students and white students?

Which of the following terms best describes the process of adapting to a second culture?

What are some strategies teachers can employ to resolve conflicts related to cultural contact? Give at least three examples of specific strategies.

A disproportionate percentage of students who drop out of high school are:

Which of the following is the best way to describe how culture is taught?

Describe the process of the three stages of acculturation.

Which of the following is an internal element of culture?

Which of the following is an external element of culture?

Which of the following terms describes the idea that society should be composed of a monoculture with all diversity assimilated?

All ethnic minority groups experience lower levels of higher education except:

How can a teacher investigate oneself as a cultural being? Give at least three examples of activities or behaviors.

Which of the following socioeconomic factor disproportionately affects English learners?

Which of the following is an example of how institutional racism manifests in schools?

Which of the following terms describes the idea that a society can contain a variety of cultures?

English Learners and Their Teachers

Language Structure and Use

First- and Second-Language Development Related to Academic Achievement

Programs for English Learners

English-Language Literacy Development, Lesson Planning, and Specially Designed Content Instruction in English

Oral Literacy

English-Language Literacy Development

Assessment of English Learners

Culturally Inclusive Instruction

Filters