Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach, 4/e

Kenneth H. Cushner, Kent State University, Kent
Averil McClelland, Kent State University, Kent
Philip Safford, Case Western Reserve University

Culture and the Culture Learning Process

True or False


1	The criteria by which cultures define themselves and differentiate themselves from one another are very similar.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	An example of a subculture is the culture of poverty.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Ethnic groups have much in common, but a shared history is not one of those commonalities.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	The idea that people tend to communicate their cultural identity to others in the broadest possible terms is one of the six themes given to us by cross-cultural psychology.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	The culture-general concept that socialization experiences vary from culture to culture leads to the conclusion that learning styles will also vary between cultures.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Sources of cultural knowledge and socializing agents are universal and appear in all cultures.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The purpose of socialization is to help us internalize knowledge, values, and attitudes that make us members of our culture group.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Ethnocentrism is a term that describes the tendency people have to evaluate others according to the standards and experiences of those others.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	A prototype image is an example of one kind of perception.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	One important limit on the socialization process is the fact that our socialization is never finished.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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