Cultural Diversity Portfolio Exercise No.3

Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1.       A Multicultural society can be described as a society with a single set of values.	false
2.       A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.	true
3.       One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.	true
4.       Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”	true
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	true

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot” is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous

2.       “Salad Bowl” varied and combined cultures

3.       “Assimilation” a culture that represents different cultures

4.       “Acculturation”combination

5.       “Enculturation”learning culture from birth

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to ______culture______________, _______customs________________and ____social institutions_______________________________, as well as changes in food, _______clothing_____________ and _____________language_____________________.

Give a synonym:

varied	change	respect	value	dominate	rule
multiple	duplex	central	fundamental	interacting	act
specific	circumstantial	represents	represent	adopt	follow

Give the opposite:

varied	unvaried	respect	disrespect	gradually	ungradually
multiple	single	common	uncommon	dominant group	Minority group
specific	unspecific	contrasted with	Similar to	adopt	reject