Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Reflection #2 - Cultural Diversity


True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1.       A Multicultural society can be described as a society with a single set of values.
 False/ its a multiple cultures
2.       A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.
 True
3.       One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.
 True
4.       Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”
 True
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.
 False/ learning another culture along with the other first culture 

Define in your own words:
1.       “Melting Pot”: blending of cultures.
2.       “Salad Bowl”: culture mixed together to make a unique culture.
3.       “Assimilation”: blending culture to make it similar 
4.       “Acculturation”: adding culture and stay different 
5.       “Enculturation”: have a second culture and use it as his first culture 
Complete the sentence with words from the text:
Acculturation often results in changes to     Culture     ,      Customs     and                             social institution      , as well as changes in food,         Clothing       and          Language    .
Give a synonym:
varied
 one 
respect
 disrespect
dominate
 control
multiple
 several 
central
 middel
interacting
 communicate
specific
 general
represents
 meaning
adopt
 select

Give the opposite:
varied
 homogeneous
respect
 disrespect
gradually
 rapidlly
multiple
 few
common
 individual
dominant group
 minority group
specific
 general
contrasted with
 similer to
adopt
 reject

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