Unit 4 Culture

What is culture shock?

• Excitement felt when a person enters a new country or culture
• Psychological changes felt when a person enters a new country or culture
• A person's inability to adapt to a new country or culture
• A person's extreme surprise at the customs of another culture

Culture shock describes a phenomena that occurs when:

• One imposes their culture on another, causing radioactive shockwaves in the brain.

• One is completely comfortable with a new culture, causing shock among locals

• The disorientation and confusion one faces when placed in a new culture.

• None of the above

Jocks and VSCO girls would both be examples of this within a high school culture.

• Counterculture

• Subculture

• Real culture

• Cultural diffusion

The hippies of the late 1960s would be an example of this within American culture.

• Subculture

• Counterculture

• ideal culture

• Culture shock

As Australians, we enjoy many different kinds of food.  Eating these foods demonstrates the process of

• diffusion.
  
• innovation.
  
• assimilation.
• acculturation.
  

The process whereby a minority group gradually gives up its own culture and adopts the culture of the majority is known as

• assimilation.
• innovation.
  
• diffusion.
• acculturation.
  

What is assimilation?

• minority culture maintaining some form of cultural identity

• minority culture maintaining no form of cultural identity

• a word made up for the enemy Borg on Star Trek

• majority culture maintaining no form of cultural identity

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is Cultural Diversity/Awareness?

• A.) Recognizing different beliefs, values, and customs that other people have, that are based on their origins or upbringing.

• B.) Everyone is the same, no matter where you come from.

• C.) Everyone is different, but they have the same beliefs and values.

• D.) Everyone is the same , but have different value systems.

The phrase "Cultural Diversity" can also refer to having _____ culture(s) _____each other's differences.

• A.) the same, respect

• B.) different, disregard

• C.) different, respect

• D.) various, disrespect

Culture shock can come because of

• being in a different country

• being unable to answer questions

• seeing different traditions that are unnaceptable

• doubts about the right way to behave