Cultural Adaptation Quiz

Acculturation means

• Changing all past cultural habits

• Learning new things

• Developing your culture from childhood

• Adopting some new cultural behaviours

Deculturation means?

• Abandoning some old cultural behaviours

• Becoming less cultured

• Rejecting new cultural behaviours

• Rejecting all traditional cultural habits

The process of adaptation:

• Involving going back and forward between the old and new

• Is linear and one-sided

• Involving ignoring the old and focusing on the new

• Involving ignoring the new and focusing on the old

After moving to Canada, Mei starts celebrating Thanksgiving and speaks mostly English at work, although she grew up in China speaking Mandarin and celebrating Chinese New Year. What concept best describes Mei's experience?

• Deculturation

• Acculturation

• Universalization

• Individuation

Daniel, who was raised in a conservative religious household, gradually stops attending services after living in a multicultural urban environment where most of his friends are non-religious. Which concept fits this situation?

• Stress-Adaptation-Growth Dynamic

• Intercultural Personhood

• Deculturation

• Universalization

Sophia feels she doesn't fully belong to one specific culture but embraces aspects of many. She is comfortable adapting and connecting across cultural differences. What term best describes her identity?

• Intercultural Personhood

• Acculturation

• Individuation

• Bicultural Identity

Luca finds himself feeling anxious and confused after moving abroad for study. Over time, however, he starts to adapt, grow, and feel more competent in his new environment. Which concept is illustrated here?

• Deculturation

• Universalization

• Stress-Adaptation-Growth Dynamic

• Intercultural Personhood

Tariq used to strongly identify only as Pakistani, but after years in London, he sees himself more as a global citizen. He feels at ease switching between cultures. Which term describes this identity shift?

• Intercultural Personhood

• Universalization

• Acculturation

• Culture Shock

Fatima is struggling emotionally in a new country because she misses her home culture but also feels pressure to fit in. She's anxious and unsure of who she is. What stage of identity development is she in?

• Stress-Adaptation-Growth Dynamic

• Deculturation

• Acculturation

• Universalization

A Brazilian chef living in Tokyo adopts local cooking techniques while gradually cooking less Brazilian food at home. What process is happening?

• Universalization

• Stress-Adaptation-Growth Dynamic

• Acculturation and Deculturation

• Intercultural Personhood