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WorksheetsTwo Truths and a Myth
Total questions: 4
Worksheet time: 2mins
Essentialism: Which one is the Myth?
1. Unless caution is exercised, discussions of cultural differences can easily slip into reinforcing stereotypes about a group.
2. It is possible to learn all there is to know about a culture by studying its traditions, beliefs, practices, and attitudes.
3.Just because a feature is ascribed to one group does not mean that other groups cannot be similarly characterized.
Over-generalization: Which one is the Myth?
1. Cultures are dynamic and constantly evolving in response to such factors as environmental conditions, new challenges, technology, acculturative pressures resulting from close encounter with other culture groups.
2.Customs, language, beliefs and values associated with social class are not the same as ascribed to cultural groups across class
3.Cultural practices and beliefs apply in the same way to all members of cultural group.
Assumption of Stability: Which one is the Myth?
1.Learning and relearning must take place continually
2.Old ideas must be revised to accommodate emerging trends and changes in settings, environmental conditions, and across generations in families.
3.Cultures are static, constant, and stable
Single-culture assumption: Which one is the Myth?
1. Within a home and family, a single culture predominates.
2.Each parent may unconsciously implement practices that flow from his or her own culture but which may be inconsistent with the cultural practices and expectations of the partner.
3.Different cultural values and practices may arise from the different levels of cultural adaptations that have occurred among these individuals.
