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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

Classrooms and Schools as Cultural Crossroads

True or False


1	The term culture bound refers to those who are restricted in their view of the world because of their culture.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	When it comes to administration of public schools, women and men are, for the most part, equally represented.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	It is considered a necessity for teachers to consider reshaping their own cultural identities because of the new reality of culturally diverse schools.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	When considering the U- curve hypothesis, it is at the first or home phase that an individual faces the critical choice of whether to remain in a new situation and learn how to function effectively or retreat from the unpleasant situation and go home.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Sojourners represent individuals who have a high degree of mobility and choice. Sojourners choose to be temporary visitors.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Refugees have a low degree of mobility and a low degree of voluntary contact with other ethnic groups.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Integration is the term used to describe the acculturation process when a group wishes to retain its cultural identity and also desires to maintain contact with other groups.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Understanding variation in the use of verbal and nonverbal communication, as well as in facial expressions, is an important part of understanding one important basis for unfamiliar behavior.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Differentiation is the term used to describe a situation in which individuals create categories that are more general.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Identifying differences within groups as well as between them is an important function of the culture-general model.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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