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Diversity Consciousness - Exam 1 Study
Guide.
Diversity - answer✔all of the ways in which people are different
Diversity Consciousness - answer✔understanding, awareness, and skills in the area of diversity
Cultural landscape - answer✔referring to the different lifestyles, traditions, and perspectives
that can be found in the US and throughout the world
One Drop Rule - answer✔a historical colloquial term in the United States that holds a person
with any trace of African American ancestry is considered black unless having an alternative
non-white ancestry which he or she can claim such as Native American, Asian, Australian
aboriginal
Plessy versus Ferguson - answer✔Landmark constitutional law case of the US Supreme Court.
It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but
equal"
Digital Natives - answer✔younger people born or raised during the age of technology
Digital immigrants - answer✔people who were not born into the digital world but learned the
language and the new technology later in life
Globalization - answer✔growing interdependence of people and cultures
Pluralism - answer✔process through which cultural differences are acknowledged and observed
Glocalization - answer✔A culture's openness to diverse influences and ability to blend foreign
ideas and best practices with one's own traditions
Global perspective - answer✔a view of the world and our place in it
Ethnicity - answer✔the consciousness of a cultural heritage shared with other people
Gender - answer✔the cultural differences that distinguish males from females
Glass Ceiling - answer✔attitudes and actions that block the promotion of women and
minorities into top management positions
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Assimilation - answer✔process in which people lose their cultural differences and blend into a
wider society
Ethics - answer✔standards that guide behaviors and let us know what is right and wrong
Cultural lag - answer✔condition in which one part of a culture is not keeping pace with another
part
Cultural cruise control - answer✔we act as though our own values and beliefs are universal
Diversity education - answer✔all the strategies that enable us to develop diversity
consciousness
Dimensions of Diversity - answer✔specific traits viewed as distinguishing one person or group
from another
Race - answer✔category of people who are perceived as physically distinctive on the basis of
certain traits, such as skin color, hair texture, or facial features
Social class - answer✔one's status in society
Role conflict - answer✔interference among the duties associated with the multiple positions
held by the individual
Values - answer✔refer to things that people view as important
Minorities - answer✔categories of people whose members are singled out and denied equal
power and opportunity in a larger society
Culture - answer✔refers to our way of life, including everything that is learned, shared, and
transmitted from one generation to the next
Cultural Landscape - answer✔referring to the different lifestyles, traditions, and perspectives
that can be found in the United States and throughout the world; both fluid and complex
Monocultural - answer✔A single, homogeneous culture without diversity or dissension
Success - answer✔process of achieving our goals, whatever they might be
Social Culture Theory - answer✔A perspective that focuses on the social and cultural context
of one's thought and actions
Digital divide - answer✔unequal access to information and communication technologies among
different populations
Transgender - answer✔category of people who identify with a gender that Is different than the
sex they were assigned at birth
Diversity Consciousness - Exam 1 Study
Guide.
Diversity - answer✔all of the ways in which people are different
Diversity Consciousness - answer✔understanding, awareness, and skills in the area of diversity
Cultural landscape - answer✔referring to the different lifestyles, traditions, and perspectives
that can be found in the US and throughout the world
One Drop Rule - answer✔a historical colloquial term in the United States that holds a person
with any trace of African American ancestry is considered black unless having an alternative
non-white ancestry which he or she can claim such as Native American, Asian, Australian
aboriginal
Plessy versus Ferguson - answer✔Landmark constitutional law case of the US Supreme Court.
It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but
equal"
Digital Natives - answer✔younger people born or raised during the age of technology
Digital immigrants - answer✔people who were not born into the digital world but learned the
language and the new technology later in life
Globalization - answer✔growing interdependence of people and cultures
Pluralism - answer✔process through which cultural differences are acknowledged and observed
Glocalization - answer✔A culture's openness to diverse influences and ability to blend foreign
ideas and best practices with one's own traditions
Global perspective - answer✔a view of the world and our place in it
Ethnicity - answer✔the consciousness of a cultural heritage shared with other people
Gender - answer✔the cultural differences that distinguish males from females
Glass Ceiling - answer✔attitudes and actions that block the promotion of women and
minorities into top management positions
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Assimilation - answer✔process in which people lose their cultural differences and blend into a
wider society
Ethics - answer✔standards that guide behaviors and let us know what is right and wrong
Cultural lag - answer✔condition in which one part of a culture is not keeping pace with another
part
Cultural cruise control - answer✔we act as though our own values and beliefs are universal
Diversity education - answer✔all the strategies that enable us to develop diversity
consciousness
Dimensions of Diversity - answer✔specific traits viewed as distinguishing one person or group
from another
Race - answer✔category of people who are perceived as physically distinctive on the basis of
certain traits, such as skin color, hair texture, or facial features
Social class - answer✔one's status in society
Role conflict - answer✔interference among the duties associated with the multiple positions
held by the individual
Values - answer✔refer to things that people view as important
Minorities - answer✔categories of people whose members are singled out and denied equal
power and opportunity in a larger society
Culture - answer✔refers to our way of life, including everything that is learned, shared, and
transmitted from one generation to the next
Cultural Landscape - answer✔referring to the different lifestyles, traditions, and perspectives
that can be found in the United States and throughout the world; both fluid and complex
Monocultural - answer✔A single, homogeneous culture without diversity or dissension
Success - answer✔process of achieving our goals, whatever they might be
Social Culture Theory - answer✔A perspective that focuses on the social and cultural context
of one's thought and actions
Digital divide - answer✔unequal access to information and communication technologies among
different populations
Transgender - answer✔category of people who identify with a gender that Is different than the
sex they were assigned at birth
