An introduction to culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) Prep Questions Fully Solved.

1. Which of the following is true about culture? a. Culture affects how we feel but not how we communicate. b. Culture is static and does not change over time. c. Culture determines how we see the world and make meaning of things. d. All members of the same ethnic group have the same culture. - Answer c. Culture determines how we see the world and make meaning of things. 2. Which of the following statements about social identities is true? a. A person's social identities fall along a continuum of privilege and independence. b. The social identities most appropriate to an individual depends on the situation. c. A person's intersecting social identities form their unique cultural identity. d. All of the above. - Answer NOT : a. A person's social identities fall along a continuum of privilege and independence. NOT: d. All of the above. Social identity A person's membership in different social groups (e.g., their race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, etc.). Dominant group: The group with the most power, greatest privileges, and highest social status. Nondominant group: Groups of those individuals with less power, privilege, or social status. 3. What is the relationship between health disparities and the social determinants of health? a. Health disparities are a driving force of the social determinants of health. b. For most populations, social factors do not influence disparate health outcomes. c. Social determinants of health previously explained health disparities, but no longer do so. d. None of the above. - Answer NOT: b. For most populations, social factors do not influence disparate health outcomes.