Question 1

Which one of these is an etic example as it relates to culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of rituals to celebrate or honor life transitions 
B)  the quinceanera celebration for a fifteen-year-old girl from Mexico 
C)  the fourth of July celebration in the U.S. 
D)  Ramadan, month of fasting 
A)  the use of rituals to celebrate or honor life transitions 
B)  the quinceanera celebration for a fifteen-year-old girl from Mexico 
C)  the fourth of July celebration in the U.S. 
D)  Ramadan, month of fasting

Question 2

Of the parents and their children in an immigrant family, which generation has the best chance of competency in navigating life in the new country?

Accepted Answer

A)  the parents who maintain their home country's cultural values 
B)  the children who become bilingual and attend the local school 
C)  the children who arrive after the parents have achieved some stability 
D)  the parents who take their time to learn a new language 
A)  the parents who maintain their home country's cultural values 
B)  the children who become bilingual and attend the local school 
C)  the children who arrive after the parents have achieved some stability 
D)  the parents who take their time to learn a new language

Question 3

What might immigrant parents find out if they find a mate from their country of origin for their adult children?

Accepted Answer

A)  This cultural match provides stability for the newly wedded couple. 
B)  There are more advantages than disadvantages to this cultural match for the young couple. 
C)  This cultural match does not assure a successful marriage because the children have acculturated different values in the new culture. 
D)  The adult children are pleased to have their parents make this decision for them. 
A)  This cultural match provides stability for the newly wedded couple. 
B)  There are more advantages than disadvantages to this cultural match for the young couple. 
C)  This cultural match does not assure a successful marriage because the children have acculturated different values in the new culture. 
D)  The adult children are pleased to have their parents make this decision for them.

Question 4

How long would it take a refugee family, who has fled their country of origin to seek economic survival, to reach cultural acclimatization?

Accepted Answer

A)  only a few years 
B)  at least two generations 
C)  after they find a place to live 
D)  an entire generation 
A)  only a few years 
B)  at least two generations 
C)  after they find a place to live 
D)  an entire generation

Question 5

Since culture continues to change and evolve, a child's cultural experience will be very different from the parents' or grandparents' experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which one of these is an etic example as it relates to culture?

Of the parents and their children in an immigrant family, which generation has the best chance of competency in navigating life in the new country?

What might immigrant parents find out if they find a mate from their country of origin for their adult children?

How long would it take a refugee family, who has fled their country of origin to seek economic survival, to reach cultural acclimatization?

Since culture continues to change and evolve, a child's cultural experience will be very different from the parents' or grandparents' experiences.

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Observing Family Dynamics

Explaining Dynamics With Theories

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Changing Communication Patterns

Communication and Resilience

Communication and Lifes Journey

Dynamics of Loss

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Exam 14: Dynamics of Culture and Change

Which one of these is an etic example as it relates to culture?

Of the parents and their children in an immigrant family, which generation has the best chance of competency in navigating life in the new country?

What might immigrant parents find out if they find a mate from their country of origin for their adult children?

How long would it take a refugee family, who has fled their country of origin to seek economic survival, to reach cultural acclimatization?

Since culture continues to change and evolve, a child's cultural experience will be very different from the parents' or grandparents' experiences.

Family Dynamics: Setting Families in Motion

Dimensions That Influence Dynamics

Dynamic Family Commitments

Observing Family Dynamics

Explaining Dynamics With Theories

Communication and Family Relationships

Communication and Control

Changing Communication Patterns

Communication and Resilience

Communication and Lifes Journey

Dynamics of Loss

Dynamics of Power and Excess

Dynamics of Family Structure and Transactions

Dynamics of Happiness

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