Deck 1: Diversity: An Overview

Question 1

According to the text, diversity refers to

A) only race and gender
B) individual but not cultural differences
C) cultural but not individual differences
D) all of the ways in which people are different

Answer 1

all of the ways in which people are different

Question 2

Culture refers to

A) language
B) beliefs
C) rules
D) all of the above

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

An estimated -----------languages are spoken throughout the world.

A) 200
B) 1,000
C) 7,000
D) 70,000

Answer 3

7,000

Question 4

Maria is a member of the "baby-boom generation." Unlike the children of today, she was not born into the digital world but learned the language as well as the new technology later in life. Thus, we can refer to Maria as a

A) digital native
B) digital immigrant
C) digital millennial
D) digital introvert

Question 5

According to U.S. Census data cited in the text, which of the following are included among the ten names in the U.S.?

A) Rodriguez
B) Smith
C) Williams
D) All of the above
E) Only b and c

Question 6

U. S. Census data indicate that

A) the country's earliest inhabitants were monocultural
B) the percentage of Whites will gradually increase by the year 2050
C) the cultural landscape has changed very little since 1790
D) most of the population now lives in urban areas
E) all of the above

Question 7

Racial and ethnic minorities now make up approximately ---------------of the U.S. population.

A) one-tenth
B) one-fifth
C) one-third
D) one-half
E) two-thirds

Question 8

Approximately--------- of respondents identified themselves as members of more than one race in the 2000 U. S. Census.

A) 3 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 33 percent
D) 50 percent

Question 9

U. S. demographic data indicate that

A) the international student population is declining rapidly
B) women will make up almost 50 percent of the labor force by the year 2050
C) the percentage of workers with disabilities will continue to decrease
D) all of the above

Question 10

----------- is the author of The World is Flat.

A) McLuhan
B) Rodriguez
C) Takaki
D) Friedman
E) Covey

Question 11

According to Marshall McLuhan, technological advances have transformed our social world into a

A) global village
B) virtual culture
C) digital divide
D) foreign country

Question 12

As a global business, IBM finds that it must adapt to local cultures and practices. This blending of global and local ideas and practices is referred to as

A) cultural fine tuning
B) cultural cruise control
C) glocalization
D) cultural lag
E) socioglobal transformation

Question 13

Chapter One addresses a number of different reactions to our changing cultural landscape. Which of the following reactions is most likely to lead to cultural misunderstandings and conflict?

A) cultural cruise control
B) beginning adjustments
C) fine tuning
D) cultural mindfulness

Question 14

The term "melting pot" is most closely associated with

A) nativism
B) assimilation
C) segregation
D) transculturation
E) pluralism

Question 15

The image of a quilt made up of many different colors reflects which of the following views of diversity:

A) nativism
B) assimilation
C) pluralism
D) transculturation
E) the melting pot

Question 16

Dimensions of diversity

A) are found within groups
B) are found within individuals
C) may be hidden or visible
D) all of the above

Question 17

Dimensions of diversity include

A) race
B) social class
C) learning style
D) all of the above
E) only a and b

Question 18

Diversity consciousness refers to

A) awareness
B) understanding
C) skills
D) all of the above
E) only a and b

Question 19

Which of the following illustrates diversity consciousness?

A) Becoming aware of possible gender differences in the way people communicate
B) Being ready and able to adapt when communicating with men and women
C) Understanding why men and women sometimes misunderstand each other
D) All of the above
E) Only a and c

Question 20

Diversity consciousness is

A) common sense
B) simply ignoring differences
C) the result of good intentions
D) important for all of us
E) all of the above

Question 21

According to the text, diversity refers to all of the ways in which people are different.

Question 22

According to the text, diversity is a new phenomenon.

Question 23

At the present, a majority of the U.S. population lives in rural areas.

Question 24

Census 2000 data show that Asians and Pacific Islanders as well as Hispanics are the two fastest-growing minority populations in the U.S.

Question 25

In the most recent Census, respondents could identify themselves as belonging to more than one racial category.

Question 26

The glass ceiling refers to attitudes, policies, and procedures that have created more upper- level management opportunities for minorities and women.

Question 27

Demographic data indicate that women, minorities, and people with disabilities will continue to account for the vast majority of new entries in the U.S. workforce.

Question 28

Employment projections show that workers with disabilities will make up a much smaller percentage of the U.S. labor force in the years ahead.

Question 29

According to Friedman, people and cultures are becoming more and more independent in the twenty-first century.

Question 30

When cultural lag occurs, one part of a culture is not keeping pace with another part.

Question 31

Shifting into "cultural cruise control" allows us to interact effectively in diverse settings.

Question 32

Pluralism refers to the process by which people lose their cultural differences and blend into the wider society.

Question 33

Assimilation refers to the process through which cultural differences are acknowledged and preserved.

Question 34

Diversity consciousness means ignoring differences and treating everybody the same.

Question 35

Race and gender are examples of master statuses.

Question 36

One form of diversity education is study circles.

Question 37

___________refer to people who are "native speakers" of the language of computers, video games, and the Internet, while the term _________ refers to those people who were not born into the digital world but learned about the new technology later in life.

Question 38

In Chapter One, the author emphasizes the importance of developing a_________ perspective, meaning a view of the world and our place in it.

Question 39

Generally, high school dropouts and college graduates vary in their ability to access and use information and communication technologies. This gap is known as the ______.

Question 40

Malcolm assumes that his values, norms, and beliefs are universal. When he interacts with others, he is oblivious to any number of cultural differences. Malcolm's inability to react and adjust effectively to different cultural situations is described in Chapter One as ________

Question 41

Explain what is meant by our changing cultural landscape.

Question 42

Describe and give examples of demographic, social, and cultural changes that are responsible for the growing importance of diversity.

Question 43

Explain three benefits of developing a global perspective.

Question 44

Each of us reacts to our changing cultural landscape in a variety of ways. Specifically, we might shift into cultural cruise control, or perhaps make beginning adjustments or fine tuning. Discuss one specific personal encounter. How would you identify your reaction (cultural cruise control, beginning adjustments, or fine tuning) and why? Be as specific as possible.

Question 45

Contrast assimilation and pluralism and give an example of each.

Question 46

Assimilation may have both negative and positive consequences for immigrants to the U.S. Explain.

Question 47

According to the text, dimensions of diversity interrelate. Explain why, using examples to support your answer.

Question 48

Discuss one example that illustrates each of the following statements:
a. Dimensions of diversity may be hidden or visible.
b. Dimensions of diversity are found within groups as well as within individuals.
c. Dimensions of diversity are in a constant state of flux.
d. Dimensions of diversity are not always clear-cut or easily defined.

Question 49

Explain the difference between diversity education and diversity training.

Question 50

The author discusses a number of diversity myths. List and explain three of these myths.