Needs of Diverse Learners Final
Chapter 1 1. The maintenance of cultures as parallel and equal to the dominant culture in a society is?
Cultural pluralism
2. The concept that different cultural groups can and should maintain their unique cultural identities while participating equally in the dominant culture is
Biculturalism
3. Culture influences the importance of prestige, status, pride, family, loyalty, love of country, religious belief, and honor. The manifestation of culture that is reflected in this statement is
Values
4. The inability to view other cultures as equally viable alternatives for organizing reality is
Ethnocentrism
5. The general process of learning the social norms of the culture is
Socialization
6. The principle of seeing a culture as if we are a member of the culture is
Cultural relativism
7. A system based on the belief that an individual’s achievements are due to their own personal merits is
Meritocracy
8. The cultural group whose values and behaviors have been adopted by most institutions in society is the
Dominant group
9. Relegation to a position that is not part of the mainstream nor accepted by most people is
Marginalization
10. Negative thoughts or opinions about a group of people is
Prejudice
11. Boundaries based on cultural differences that may limit an individual’s understanding of persons from a different cultural background are
Cultural borders
12. The process of acquiring the characteristics of a given culture and becoming competent in its language and ways of behaving and knowing is
Enculturation
13. The unwritten and informal rules that guide the expected behaviors and attitudes of students in schools is
Hidden curriculum
14. Religious diversity impacts all of the following classroom aspects EXCEPT
Scheduling of standardized tests
15. A philosophy that expects citizens to provide for those persons in society who are not as advantaged as others is
Social
Cultural pluralism
2. The concept that different cultural groups can and should maintain their unique cultural identities while participating equally in the dominant culture is
Biculturalism
3. Culture influences the importance of prestige, status, pride, family, loyalty, love of country, religious belief, and honor. The manifestation of culture that is reflected in this statement is
Values
4. The inability to view other cultures as equally viable alternatives for organizing reality is
Ethnocentrism
5. The general process of learning the social norms of the culture is
Socialization
6. The principle of seeing a culture as if we are a member of the culture is
Cultural relativism
7. A system based on the belief that an individual’s achievements are due to their own personal merits is
Meritocracy
8. The cultural group whose values and behaviors have been adopted by most institutions in society is the
Dominant group
9. Relegation to a position that is not part of the mainstream nor accepted by most people is
Marginalization
10. Negative thoughts or opinions about a group of people is
Prejudice
11. Boundaries based on cultural differences that may limit an individual’s understanding of persons from a different cultural background are
Cultural borders
12. The process of acquiring the characteristics of a given culture and becoming competent in its language and ways of behaving and knowing is
Enculturation
13. The unwritten and informal rules that guide the expected behaviors and attitudes of students in schools is
Hidden curriculum
14. Religious diversity impacts all of the following classroom aspects EXCEPT
Scheduling of standardized tests
15. A philosophy that expects citizens to provide for those persons in society who are not as advantaged as others is
Social