Exam 14: Dynamics of Culture and Change

What would make assimilation easier for an immigrant family in their new country?

What does the research on DNA reveal about populations in any geographical area?

Using symbols that have significant meaning to a cultural group in a way that demonstrates insufficient understanding may be viewed by that cultural group as a(n) ______.

What does Gerhardt, among others, consider to be the "cornerstone" in significant aspects of family life?

What type of move would radically challenge parenting practices for immigrant families?

In 2011 the U.S. Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics reported that one out of five of children living in the U.S. ______.

Explain the use of convergence and divergence as described in the communication accommodation theory.

Immigrant ______ families often live with three generations of family members.

If immigrants are in an uncomfortable cross-cultural situation that makes them anxious, they are most likely to respond in which way?

It is very difficult to learn and become fluent in a second language before adolescence.

What constitutes cultural competence by helping professionals?

We ______ as we grow up in our home country's culture.

Jorge moved to Dallas to live with his grandparents, leaving his parents in Guatemala. He visits his parents about three times per year. Since he easily negotiates these cultural shifts, which of the following is true about Jorge?

Very young children who remain in their home country when their parents immigrate to another country may experience attachment difficulties when they are finally reunited with their parents.

Child labor, poverty, and sex trade exploitation often lead to which outcome?

An example of an appropriate cultural exchange is sharing foods and blending music of the different cultural groups in holidays or celebrations.

The language and many of the cultural tenets of one's family of origin will fade or diminish ______.

Which group is significantly impacted by immigration because they are forming a cultural and personal identity and may feel marginalized when trying to find a peer group?

Ramon and Imelda immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico and they rely on their children to be their interpreters in dealing with legal and employment matters. What may be the result of this situation?

Immigration to the U.S. often was the result of families escaping war, religious persecution, or threat to their survival. The resulting trauma would ______.