Managing Diversity- Defining Diversity & Culture Review

Which of the following is defined as “plurality of culture along various cultural dimensions or cultural locations?”

• Diversity

• Cultural location

• Individual characteristic

• Margin

Which of the following scholars suggested individual characteristics can be divided into primary and secondary dimensions?

• Amy Heuman

• Brenda Allen

• Patricia Hill Collins

• Mark Orbe

Which of the following personal characteristics can be categorized as a secondary dimension?

• Gender

• Education

• Race

• Age

Which of the following shows only examples of primary dimensions?

• Ethnicity, birth place, nationality, work experience

• Gender, lifestyle, religion, age

• Gender, physical ability, ethnicity

• Nationality, race, ethnicity, education

Which of the following describes a person situated at the center of the social-cultural system?

• Being part of the mainstream society

• Being part of a marginalized group

• Being part of a hidden group

• Being part of a complex society

Which of the following explains how a culture manifests itself in different layers?

• Socio-cultural system model

• Cultural location model

• Cultural onion model

• Dimensions of diversity model

Which of the following statements defines symbol?

• Objects which carry particular meaning for a culture

• Characters who are highly respected and serve as an ideal model in a culture

• Set of activities repeated in certain situations with specific meaning

• Socially constructed and historically transmitted patterns of meanings, premises and rules

Which of the following terms describes “characters who are highly respected and serve as an ideal model in a culture”?

• Ritual

• Norm

• Symbol

• Hero

The Statue of Liberty is an example of which of the following?

• Ritual

• Hero

• Symbol

• Value

Which of the following cultural elements cannot be trained by practicing and can only be formed through experiencing the culture?

• Ritual

• Value

• Hero

• Symbol