USCP- Diagnostic Test

A ________ is a distinct cultural group within a larger culture.

• material culture

• sub-culture

• bi-culture

• co-culture

What is a “learned system of knowledge, behaviour, attitudes, beliefs, values, and norms shared by a group of people” called?

• community

• culture

• co-culture

• dominant culture

Schools, governments, music, and theatre are examples of _________________.

• cultural context

• cultural elements

• enculturation

• co-cultures

The process through which an individual acquires new approaches, beliefs, and values by coming into contact with another culture is referred to as _______________________.

• cultural immersion

• acculturation

• sub-culturation

• enculturation

People from “masculine” cultures like Great Britain and Japan ________________________.

• value such things as caring for the less fortunate

• be more religious

• value collective achievement

• tend to value more traditional roles for men and women

Canada is a country that scores high on the cultural value of ________.

• individualism

• collectivism

• power distribution

• uncertainty avoidance

Cultures that rely more on language and less on contextual cues when sending and interpreting messages are considered _____________________

• non-context cultures

• high-context cultures

• medium-context cultures

• low-context cultures

The feeling of stress and anxiety that most people experience when encountering a culture different from their own is referred to as _________

• culture shock

• acculturation

• ethnocentrism

• enculturation

The belief that one's culture is superior to others is called________.

• assuming similarity

• stereotyping and prejudice

• ethnocentrism

• enculturation

The statement "Asians are good at math" is an example of ________.

• a stereotype

• labelling

• prejudice

• discrimination