AP HuG 7.3 Cengage

What is acculturation?

• The process of completely abandoning one's culture for another

• The process in which people within one culture adopt some of the traits of another while still retaining their own distinct culture

• The process of creating a new culture from two existing ones

• The process of rejecting all cultural influences

Which of the following is an example of acculturation?

• A person refusing to learn a new language in a foreign country

• A minority culture adopting elements of the majority culture

• A culture completely isolating itself from others

• A person maintaining all their original cultural practices without change

What percentage of first-generation immigrant Hispanic parents in the United States speak Spanish to their children?

• 97%

• 71%

• 51%

• 29%

Among third- or higher-generation Hispanic parents, what percentage encourage their children to speak Spanish often?

• 42%

• 25%

• 13%

• 20%

What does the data suggest about the trend of speaking Spanish to children among Hispanic parents as generations progress?

• It decreases with each generation.

• It remains the same across generations.

• It increases with each generation.

• It fluctuates randomly.

What is assimilation in the context of cultural change?

• A process where one culture adopts some traits of another

• A category of acculturation where one culture adopts almost all traits of another

• A method of preserving cultural identity

• A way to create new cultural traits

What is a possible downside of assimilation?

• Increased cultural diversity

• Strengthened cultural identity

• Loss of cultural identity

• Creation of new traditions

How can assimilation occur?

• Only through voluntary means

• Only through forced means

• Through both forced and voluntary means

• Through neither forced nor voluntary means

What is syncretism?

• A type of acculturation where traits from two or more cultures blend to form a new custom, idea, value, or practice.

• A process of cultural isolation.

• A method of preserving traditional customs without change.

• A form of cultural rejection.

Which of the following is a common form of syncretism?

• Religion

• Language

• Architecture

• Cuisine