Chapter 2 - Terminology

What is the term for the unique traits, values, and experiences that make up a person’s sense of self?

• Collective Identity

• Individual Identity

• Traditions

• Cultural Expression

Which term describes the shared identity of a group based on common language, culture, history, or goals?

• Individual Identity

• Assimilation

• Collective Identity

• Marginalization

What is the process called when a minority group is absorbed into a dominant culture?

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

• Cultural Revitalization

• Accommodation

What term describes adapting to a new culture while keeping parts of your original culture?

• Assimilation

• Marginalization

• Acculturation

• Cultural Borrowing

What is it called when a society adjusts its systems to include diverse cultural practices?

• Marginalization

• Cultural Revitalization

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

What term refers to the exclusion of individuals or groups from full participation in society?

• Official Bilingualism

• Cultural Borrowing

• Marginalization

• Acculturation

What are efforts to restore or reintroduce cultural practices that were lost or suppressed called?

• Assimilation

• Accommodation

• Cultural Revitalization

• Language Rights

What is the term for taking aspects of another culture and using them?

• Cultural Expression

• Cultural Borrowing

• Acculturation

• Marginalization

What is a government policy that gives equal status to two languages called?

• Language Rights

• Assimilation

• Cultural Revitalization

• Official Bilingualism

What are legal rights that allow people to use their language in government, schools, and courts?

• Accommodation

• Cultural Expression

• Official Bilingualism

• Language Rights