HUM 370 Cultural Pluralism Midterm Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Beliefs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Inferences |about |reality
Name |three |different |types |of |beliefs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Descriptive
b. |Evaluative
c. |Prescriptive
Attitudes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Consist |of |a |cluster |of |beliefs
Values |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Are |a |combo |of |attitudes |that |will |generate |choices |and |
actions
What |inconsistencies |exist |between |American |values |and |behaviors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
American |values |emphasize:
* |individuality, |yet |we |demand |conformity.
*equality |yet |we |have |the |highest |economic |and |social |inequality.
Adults |have |traditionally |taught |VALUES |to |children |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Setting |an |
example |(role |model)
b. |Enforcing |rules |and |regulations |(tardy |passes |teach |promptness)
c. |Persuading |or |convincing |(winning |the |argument)
d. |Appealing |to |one's |conscience |(Don't |you |think |you |should |share?)
e. |Offering |limited |choices |(Play |nice |with |Susie |or |go |to |your |room)
,f. |Providing |inspirational |material/experiences |(religious |retreats)
g. |Reinforcing |religious |or |cultural |dogma |(The |Bible |says |so) |(We've |always |done |it |this |way)
Indoctrination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Trying |to |get |someone |else |to |believe |and |value |
exactly |what |you |believe |and |value
Bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |preference |or |inclination, |favorable |or |unfavorable, |which |
inhibits |impartial |judgment
-a |preference |that |inhibits |impartial |judgement
Self-serving |Bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Believing |info |that |is |beneficial |to |self-interest |and |
goals
Expectancy |Bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Looking |for |info, |pursuing |info |and |drawing |
conclusions |that |reinforce |one's |beliefs.
Conformation |Bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Believing |information |that |reinforces |beliefs |
already |held |and |ignoring |info |that |contradicts |these |beliefs.
-Accepting |info |that |reinforces |a |belief
-Ignoring |information |that |contradicts |that |belief
Stereotype |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |positive |or |negative |trait |or |traits |ascribed |to |a |certain |
group |and |to |most |members |of |that |group
T/F: |Stereotypes |may |be |considered |positive, |but |still |have |a |negative |impact |by |interfering |
with |an |accurate |perception |of |another |individual. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Prejudice |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |a |negative |attitude |toward |a |group |of |ppl; |being |
predisposed |to |behave |negatively |towards |members |of |the |group
,b. |global |phenomenal
American |Media |often |EXCLUDES |_________ |groups |and |INCLUDES |____________ |groups |
presented |in |a |stereotypical |way. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Minority
Biogotry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Extreme |neg |attitudes |leading |to |hatred |of |a |group |and |
persons |regarded |as |members |of |the |group
-Intense |hatred |toward |a |group |of |ppl
Discrimination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Actions |or |practices |carried |out |by |member(s) |of |
dominant |groups, |or |their |representatives, |that |have |a |differential |and |negative |impact |on |a |
member(s) |of |subordinate |groups
Race |vs |Ethnicity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Race-not |a |scientific |concept; |perceptions |of |
physical |differences
Ethnicity-cultural |origins |of |one's |family; |cultural |differences
Nationality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refers |to |the |nation |of |one's |citizenship
What |are |minority |groups |and |why |are |they |so |named? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Socially |
defined |subordinate |groups |in |a |society |that |have |less |power |than |the |members |of |the |
dominant |(majority) |group
Derisive |labels |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reflects |a |sense |of |contempt |or |ridicule |
ex. |"coon", |"gook," |or |"wetback"
Sanctioned |labels |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"mentally |retarded"
, Labels |& |Stereotypes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-LABELS: |If |someone |is |labeled |"mentally |ill" |
they |are |often |perceived |as...
-Stereotype: |a |potentially |violent |person
-Reality: |only |3-5% |of |violent |acts |in |the |U.S. |are |committed |by |mentally |ill |people
Bureaucratic |terms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Terms |used |in |scholarly |writing |and |govt |reports |
become |Derisive |when |associated |with |neg |images |
-"inner |city |residents"
-"Welfare |recipients"
What |is |the |impact |of |Labels |on |individs |who |are |labeled? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Age |4: |
Children |understand |that |skin |color |is |permanent
Age |8: |Children |are |aware |of |social |stigmas |attached |to |certain |skin |colors
-Some |children |reject |derisive |terms |for |their |group
-Other |children |may |internalize |these |neg |judgements
How |has |our |society |responded |to |social |problems |experienced |by |minority |groups? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Exceptionalistic
b. |Universalistic
Exceptionalistic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Social |problems |as |indivd |& |unpredictable |
(private/local)
b. |Calls |for |specific |remedies |to |be |tailored |to |fit |each |individ |case
Exceptionalistic |- |Indivd |problems |may |be |a |consequence |of: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |defect
b. |accident
c. |circumstance
Questions With Correct Answers
Beliefs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Inferences |about |reality
Name |three |different |types |of |beliefs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Descriptive
b. |Evaluative
c. |Prescriptive
Attitudes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Consist |of |a |cluster |of |beliefs
Values |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Are |a |combo |of |attitudes |that |will |generate |choices |and |
actions
What |inconsistencies |exist |between |American |values |and |behaviors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
American |values |emphasize:
* |individuality, |yet |we |demand |conformity.
*equality |yet |we |have |the |highest |economic |and |social |inequality.
Adults |have |traditionally |taught |VALUES |to |children |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Setting |an |
example |(role |model)
b. |Enforcing |rules |and |regulations |(tardy |passes |teach |promptness)
c. |Persuading |or |convincing |(winning |the |argument)
d. |Appealing |to |one's |conscience |(Don't |you |think |you |should |share?)
e. |Offering |limited |choices |(Play |nice |with |Susie |or |go |to |your |room)
,f. |Providing |inspirational |material/experiences |(religious |retreats)
g. |Reinforcing |religious |or |cultural |dogma |(The |Bible |says |so) |(We've |always |done |it |this |way)
Indoctrination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Trying |to |get |someone |else |to |believe |and |value |
exactly |what |you |believe |and |value
Bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |preference |or |inclination, |favorable |or |unfavorable, |which |
inhibits |impartial |judgment
-a |preference |that |inhibits |impartial |judgement
Self-serving |Bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Believing |info |that |is |beneficial |to |self-interest |and |
goals
Expectancy |Bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Looking |for |info, |pursuing |info |and |drawing |
conclusions |that |reinforce |one's |beliefs.
Conformation |Bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Believing |information |that |reinforces |beliefs |
already |held |and |ignoring |info |that |contradicts |these |beliefs.
-Accepting |info |that |reinforces |a |belief
-Ignoring |information |that |contradicts |that |belief
Stereotype |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |positive |or |negative |trait |or |traits |ascribed |to |a |certain |
group |and |to |most |members |of |that |group
T/F: |Stereotypes |may |be |considered |positive, |but |still |have |a |negative |impact |by |interfering |
with |an |accurate |perception |of |another |individual. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Prejudice |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |a |negative |attitude |toward |a |group |of |ppl; |being |
predisposed |to |behave |negatively |towards |members |of |the |group
,b. |global |phenomenal
American |Media |often |EXCLUDES |_________ |groups |and |INCLUDES |____________ |groups |
presented |in |a |stereotypical |way. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Minority
Biogotry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Extreme |neg |attitudes |leading |to |hatred |of |a |group |and |
persons |regarded |as |members |of |the |group
-Intense |hatred |toward |a |group |of |ppl
Discrimination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Actions |or |practices |carried |out |by |member(s) |of |
dominant |groups, |or |their |representatives, |that |have |a |differential |and |negative |impact |on |a |
member(s) |of |subordinate |groups
Race |vs |Ethnicity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Race-not |a |scientific |concept; |perceptions |of |
physical |differences
Ethnicity-cultural |origins |of |one's |family; |cultural |differences
Nationality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refers |to |the |nation |of |one's |citizenship
What |are |minority |groups |and |why |are |they |so |named? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Socially |
defined |subordinate |groups |in |a |society |that |have |less |power |than |the |members |of |the |
dominant |(majority) |group
Derisive |labels |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reflects |a |sense |of |contempt |or |ridicule |
ex. |"coon", |"gook," |or |"wetback"
Sanctioned |labels |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"mentally |retarded"
, Labels |& |Stereotypes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-LABELS: |If |someone |is |labeled |"mentally |ill" |
they |are |often |perceived |as...
-Stereotype: |a |potentially |violent |person
-Reality: |only |3-5% |of |violent |acts |in |the |U.S. |are |committed |by |mentally |ill |people
Bureaucratic |terms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Terms |used |in |scholarly |writing |and |govt |reports |
become |Derisive |when |associated |with |neg |images |
-"inner |city |residents"
-"Welfare |recipients"
What |is |the |impact |of |Labels |on |individs |who |are |labeled? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Age |4: |
Children |understand |that |skin |color |is |permanent
Age |8: |Children |are |aware |of |social |stigmas |attached |to |certain |skin |colors
-Some |children |reject |derisive |terms |for |their |group
-Other |children |may |internalize |these |neg |judgements
How |has |our |society |responded |to |social |problems |experienced |by |minority |groups? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Exceptionalistic
b. |Universalistic
Exceptionalistic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Social |problems |as |indivd |& |unpredictable |
(private/local)
b. |Calls |for |specific |remedies |to |be |tailored |to |fit |each |individ |case
Exceptionalistic |- |Indivd |problems |may |be |a |consequence |of: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |defect
b. |accident
c. |circumstance
