Test Bank For Understanding Human Differences Multicultural Education for a Diverse America Sixth Edition (Global Edition)

Test Bank For Understanding Human Differences Multicultural Education for a Diverse America Sixth Edition (Global Edition)-1. What is a belief? a. A combination of attitudes b. Instruction that forces someone to accept an ideology c. An inference a person makes about reality d. An inclination that inhibits impartial judgment 2. What is an inference about reality? a. A value b. An attitude c. A belief d. A bias 3. People decide to take action or avoid an action based on their a. Values b. Beliefs c. Attitudes d. Universalistic perspective 4. Danny has worked hard all his life to send his children to college. He went to a parent teacher meeting and participated in his sons’ school activities. He was frugal with his money, missing vacations and expensive activities, to save for a college fund. To Danny education is a(n) a. Belief b. Value c. Attitude d. Universalistic perspective 5. Qwashma is a 16 year old girl. She does not want to dress in styles her parents like because she insists that she wants to show her own individual style; however, she and her friends dress exactly alike, even sharing clothing, jewelry, makeup and hair coloring. What is Qwashma demonstrating? a. Indoctrination b. Consistent inconsistency c. Values d. Majority rule 6. Which of the following is not a listed as a top nine core values of American society? a. Right to bear arms b. Equality c. Rule of law d. Community and National Welfare 7. Six year old Jhante insists he can dress himself for school alone but he often ends up wearing strange combinations of superhero costumes and cowboy boots. His mom wants him to dress nicely so in the morning she lays out 2 shirts and 2 pants for him to pick from. What approach is Jhante’s mother using to get him to dress nicely? a. Setting an example b. Appealing to his conscience c. Limited choices d. Persuading or convincing 8. Dr. Cartaina assigns his students in an introductory education class to watch a movie about a great teacher and discuss the difficulties and triumphs the teacher faced during class. In what way is Dr. Cartaina teaching the value of perseverance to his students? a. Reinforcing dogma b. Enforcing rules and regulations c. Offering limited choices d. By providing inspirational materials 9. Courtney’s parents tell her that she should never smoke, giving her many reasons why it is a bad habit, however they smoke. What are Courtney’s parents illustrating? a. Values b. Indoctrination c. Commitment d. Hypocrisy 10.As a teenager, Je questions his parents’ values and wants to make up his own mind about his life. His parents insist that to question them goes against the family and they expect him to accept their values without question. What does this way of teaching values illustrate? a. Indoctrination b. Hypocrisy c. Limiting choices d. Persuasion to accept values 11.According to Kniker (1977) which of the following is not an effective method to approach teaching values? a. Tell children what to do and expect them to do it without question b. Listen to the perspectives of others c. Offer opportunities for discussion and debate d. Ask them to consider how their actions will affect others 12.Joe is an accountant who believes that women are not good in mathematical professions. He is in charge of hiring someone to help out in his business part time. After interviewing two candidates, he hires the male over the female although she was better qualified for the job. This is an example of what concept? a. Bias b. Discrimination c. Stereotype d. Prejudice 13.Put the following terms in order from least intensity to strongest intensity. a. Stereotype, bias, prejudice, bigotry b. Bias, stereotype, prejudice, bigotry c. Bigotry, prejudice, stereotype, bias d. Bias, stereotype, bigotry, prejudice 14. Stereotypes that are considered positive a. Are not harmful because they cast persons or groups favorably