Question 1

Diversity skills include

Accepted Answer

A)   flexible thinking
B)   teamwork
C)   leadership
D)   all of the above
E)   only b and c D

Question 2

Unearned privileges refer to benefits in life that we have through no effort of our own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Enculturation promotes our ability to examine ourselves and our worlds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The term "social class" describes a category of people who share similar amounts of wealth, power, and prestige.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sonja practices her active listening skills both at work and home. By constantly practicing this diversity skill, she has learned to assume a more active role in hearing and digesting what is being communicated. Sonja's ability to actually put this skill into practice is identified in the text as

Accepted Answer

A)   embracing change
B)   following through
C)   dealing with barriers
D)   consciousness raising
E)   seeking first to understand

Question 6

Explain the importance of diversity consciousness.

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Question 7

Nurture refers to biological influences that mold and shape us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the text, the emphasis on ----------in the United States makes it difficult to see social influences.

Accepted Answer

A)   examining others and their worlds
B)   stepping outside of ourselves
C)   individualism
D)   group goals

Question 9

Describe what it means to "check up on ourselves." Support your answer by providing an example.

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Question 10

Define cultural encapsulation and discuss its impact.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

For Tamra, college was the first time she wrestled with issues involving social inequality. Many of these issues continually surfaced in courses, student activity programs, and college- wide community service projects. Consequently, her diversity consciousness increased in all areas, but particularly in terms of her ability to

Accepted Answer

A)   further her cultural encapsulation
B)   follow through
C)   practice her diversity skills
D)   gauge the level of the playing field

Question 12

Double consciousness refers to a person's awareness of his or her own perspective and the perspective of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Meritocracy refers to a system in which people get ahead solely on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A)   who they know rather than what they know
B)   merit
C)   their ability to assimilate
D)   master statuses

Question 14

According to the text, social class in the United States is defined solely in terms of wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to the text, developing diversity consciousness includes applying our knowledge and behavior to real-life situations. This is called

Accepted Answer

A)   following through
B)   checking up on ourselves
C)   gauging the level of the playing field
D)   social engagement

Question 16

Expanding our knowledge of others and their worlds enables us to learn more about ourselves. Explain why.

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Question 17

The author of our text quotes a writer who describes the importance of being able to "borrow other people's eyes, to see to learn, and learn to see." While this ability promotes the overall development of diversity consciousness, it relates most closely to

Accepted Answer

A)   gauging the level of the playing field
B)   attaining an ideal level of self-awareness
C)   evaluating the impact of social distance
D)   ascertaining cultural similarities
E)   stepping outside of ourselves

Question 18

Emory Bogardus created a scale to measure our willingness to accept certain racial and ethnic groups as neighbors, classmates, and coworkers. The scale was designed to measure a concept he referred to as _____ _____ .

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

According to the text, the emphasis on individualism in the U.S. promotes our awareness of social influences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Lin Dawson, a trainer for professional athletes, participants in diversity training may be grouped into three categories - prisoners, vacationers, and_____

Accepted Answer

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Exam 4: Developing Diversity Consciousness

Diversity skills include

Unearned privileges refer to benefits in life that we have through no effort of our own.

Enculturation promotes our ability to examine ourselves and our worlds.

The term "social class" describes a category of people who share similar amounts of wealth, power, and prestige.

Sonja practices her active listening skills both at work and home. By constantly practicing this diversity skill, she has learned to assume a more active role in hearing and digesting what is being communicated. Sonja's ability to actually put this skill into practice is identified in the text as

Explain the importance of diversity consciousness.

Nurture refers to biological influences that mold and shape us.

According to the text, the emphasis on ----------in the United States makes it difficult to see social influences.

Describe what it means to "check up on ourselves." Support your answer by providing an example.

Define cultural encapsulation and discuss its impact.

Double consciousness refers to a person's awareness of his or her own perspective and the perspective of others.

Meritocracy refers to a system in which people get ahead solely on the basis of

According to the text, social class in the United States is defined solely in terms of wealth.

According to the text, developing diversity consciousness includes applying our knowledge and behavior to real-life situations. This is called

Expanding our knowledge of others and their worlds enables us to learn more about ourselves. Explain why.

The author of our text quotes a writer who describes the importance of being able to "borrow other people's eyes, to see to learn, and learn to see." While this ability promotes the overall development of diversity consciousness, it relates most closely to

Emory Bogardus created a scale to measure our willingness to accept certain racial and ethnic groups as neighbors, classmates, and coworkers. The scale was designed to measure a concept he referred to as _ _ .

According to the text, the emphasis on individualism in the U.S. promotes our awareness of social influences.

According to Lin Dawson, a trainer for professional athletes, participants in diversity training may be grouped into three categories - prisoners, vacationers, and_____