portfolio 3

 

Quiz – 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.	F
2. A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.	T
3. One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.	T
4. Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”	F
5. Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	F

 

Define in your own words:

1. Melting Pot : The different culture starts be meeting together developing new features and culture.

2. Salad Bowl: The different culture combine but with each of them having its own values.

3. Assimilation: The blending of a minority into the culture of the majority.

4. Acculturation :The process of psychological and cultural charge that results in a meeting between cultures.

5. Enculturation: The adoption of the behavior posters of the surrounding 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	change	respect	value	dominate	rule
multiple	double	central	key	interacting	act
specific	special	represents	Stand for	adopt	follow

 

Give the opposite:

varied	homogeneous	respect	disrespect	gradually	rapidly
multiple	few	common	rare	dominant group	Weak group
specific	general	contrasted with	Similarity with	adopt	reject