7.6 Adapting to New Cultures or Areas as a Family

Wayground

Word Cloud

When did your family immigrate to Pennsylvania?

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Pre-Quiz: Match the term with the definition.

• When people adopt the dominant culture's customs as their own.

• Culture that is prevalent in a society

• Process of cultural change through contact

• Integration of different cultures

Acculturation

Dominant Culture

Assimilation

Monoculture

• Acculturation

• Dominant Culture

• Assimilation

• Monoculture

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Practice 2: Match the term with the definition.

• When people adopt the dominant culture's customs as their own.

• Culture that is prevalent in a society

• Process of cultural change through contact

• Integration of different cultures

Acculturation

Dominant Culture

Assimilation

Monoculture

• Acculturation

• Dominant Culture

• Assimilation

• Monoculture

​Cultural Diversity- The Joys of Festivals As we watch this video, what looks like fun to you?

Multiple Select

Which of the following is a benefit of embracing cultural diversity?

• Can build new relationships and friendships.

• Increases cultural misunderstandings.
• Limits exposure to new ideas.
• Reduces collaboration among teams.

Open Ended

As we move into the next topic, what do you think about adults who try to remove a child's original heritage so they are accepted into a new culture or area?

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Pre-Quiz for the Next Slide: Match the following terms with the definition.

• Bias

• Marginalization

• Ethnocentrism

Prejudice against a culture/people group

Being treated as insignificant

Evaluating a culture based on your own.

• Prejudice against a culture/people group

• Being treated as insignificant

• Evaluating a culture based on your own.

Match

Match the following terms with the definition.

• Bias

• Marginalization

• Ethnocentrism

Prejudice against a culture/people group

Being treated as insignificant

Evaluating a culture based on your own.

• Prejudice against a culture/people group

• Being treated as insignificant

• Evaluating a culture based on your own.

Audio Response

If you moved you and your child to a new country with a different culture, how would you help your child integrate while also holding onto their own cultural identity? How would you foster this transition?

Open Audio Recorder

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are supportive strategies to help overcome the challenge of adapting to a new culture or environment?

• Refusing to learn about the culture
• Sticking to familiar foods only
• Avoiding interaction with locals
• Learning the local language, participating in community events, seeking support from local groups, and being open-minded.

Multiple Choice

Ticket out: Which of the following describes a family's ability to adjust to a new cultural environment?

• Cultural adaptation
• Marginalization

• Culture shock

• Ethnocentrism