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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

Multiple Choice


1	Which of the following is not an example of a subculture?
		A)	the family
		B)	adolescent culture
		C)	culture of poverty
		D)	academic culture


2	A shared characteristic of an ethnic group is its:
		A)	perception of discrimination
		B)	separation from the larger society
		C)	common history
		D)	linkages to the dominant society


3	Which of the following is not characteristic of a minority group?
		A)	A minority group may actually be a majority in certain places.
		B)	A minority group may be separated from the larger society by disapproval.
		C)	A minority group may be actively discriminated against.
		D)	A minority group is closely linked to the larger society.


4	Which of the following common human problems are solved by culture?
		A)	determination of power
		B)	means of communication
		C)	regulation of reproduction
		D)	all of the above


5	The most successful teachers in multicultural classrooms:
		A)	focus solely on culture-general knowledge in order to highlight the individual differences within a group of learners
		B)	ignore both culture-general and culture-specific knowledge and treat all students alike
		C)	take advantage of both culture-general and culture-specific knowledge
		D)	focus solely on culture-specific knowledge in their teaching


6	Which socializing agent is sometimes referred to as the "third educator"?
		A)	television
		B)	popular music
		C)	religious organizations
		D)	sports


7	Socialization in school is an example of:
		A)	primary socialization because it happens to everyone
		B)	secondary socialization because it occurs outside the family
		C)	adult socialization because teachers are adults
		D)	no socialization because it is not voluntary


8	Perception involves all of the following except:
		A)	stimuli received by our senses
		B)	categorizing this stimuli
		C)	believing what we see, hear, feel, etc. is true
		D)	seeing, hearing, feeling, etc. apart from our cultural norms


9	This term describes the cognitive process by which human beings simplify their world by grouping similar stimuli or creating schema:
		A)	perception
		B)	categorization
		C)	ethnocentrism
		D)	stereotypes


10	Which of the following does not exemplify limits on socialization?
		A)	the fact that socialization is absolute
		B)	the fact that we all have physical limitations
		C)	the fact that human beings are not just passive recipients of socialization
		D)	the fact that socialization is never finished

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