Quiz 2 / Exercise 3

Quiz 2 – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

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 /
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”	FALSE
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	FALSE /

Define in your own words:

1.           “Melting Pot” : area that various cultures get together .

2.       “Salad Bowl” : idea of merging the cultures , However its remains discrete and different .

3.       “Assimilation” : To be one of the main part .

4.       “Acculturation” : members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group.

5.       “Enculturation” : the act of first culture learning.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to culture, customs, and social institutions. Noticeable group level effects of acculturation often include changes in food, clothing, and language.

Give a synonym:

varied	assorted	respect	honor	dominate	command
multiple	varied	central	main	interacting	communicating
specific	certain	represents	display	adopt	accept

Give the opposite:

varied	single	respect	disrespect	gradually	immediately
multiple	singular	common	unique	dominant group	minority
specific	general	contrasted with	blended	adopt	ignore