Deck 14: Dynamics of Culture and Change

Question 1

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. ______.

A) has two foreign born parents
B) has one foreign born parent
C) is born in another country
D) speaks another language in addition to English

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

A) People in populated areas have not migrated very far from other areas.
B) The findings from DNA studies are inconsistent regarding migration patterns.
C) Migration patterns are not related to diverse population groups.
D) There is extensive migration of a variety of population groups.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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?

A) He is unable to feel connected to either culture of his parents or his grandparents.
B) He embraces the cultural values and behaviors of Texas.
C) He subscribes to what is referred to as a third culture.
D) He has cultural disorientation.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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

A) affect an entire generation of the family
B) end upon settlement in the U.S.
C) never abate for the immigrant families
D) provide protective coping strategies from within the family system

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

A) economic prosperity for families in technologically advanced countries
B) limited educational opportunities and employment for the children who are affected
C) an intergenerational reoccurring cycle that impacts the children, their progeny, and their future economic and psychological well-being
D) initiatives that limit child labor and exploitation in least developed countries

Question 7

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

A) from a collectivistic culture to an individualistic culture
B) from a rural area in a country to another rural area in an adjacent country
C) from an urban area in a country to a rural area in that same country
D) from a country with limited economic opportunities to a developed country

Question 8

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?

A) young adulthood, ages 20 to 30 years
B) adolescence, ages 13 to 19 years
C) middle adulthood, ages 45 to 60 years
D) early childhood, ages 3 to 6 years

Question 9

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

A) Asian
B) Latino
C) rural
D) educated

Question 10

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

A) anticipating life in the new country
B) their children's ability to adapt to the move
C) the family being able to face new challenges during their first two years in the new country
D) if the culture in the new country is similar to the culture in their country of origin

Question 11

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

A) family meals
B) holiday celebrations
C) family members' cultural values and beliefs
D) neighborhood schools

Question 12

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?

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 13

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

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 14

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) ______.

A) disrespectful violation of their culture
B) demonstration of appreciation for their cultural heritage
C) way to acquire some financial compensation for the symbol
D) insignificant display of an aspect of their culture

Question 15

What constitutes cultural competence by helping professionals?

A) being able to speak at least three languages
B) knowing specific details about major cultural groups worldwide
C) instructing their clients about mainstream U.S. cultural practices
D) being willing to learn about other cultures and showing respect for their clients' cultural practices and values

Question 16

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?

A) Relying on their children to speak on their behalf allows Ramon and Imelda to more easily be part of the dominant group in the U.S.
B) Ramon and Imelda will more easily learn English.
C) There is a shift in power away from the parents to the children.
D) By being observers rather than interacting, Ramon and Imelda will learn the nuances of U.S. culture.

Question 17

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

A) within the first few years after a family has arrived in the new country
B) by the third generation, or the grandchildren of the immigrant parents
C) with the children of the immigrant parents
D) within ten years after immigration for all family members

Question 18

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

A) They will rely on simplistic ideas to manage their lack of knowledge.
B) They will be curious and seek to know more about the diverse group.
C) They will use effective communication strategies.
D) They will be candid about their ignorance.

Question 19

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

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 20

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

A) become assimilated
B) are enculturated
C) become acculturated
D) become bigoted

Question 21

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.

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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