Portfolio 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 (Many sets of values)
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 or False
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False (second culture language learning)

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot” Melting pot: It’s a concept of many cultures being blended into one society. A place where immigrants of different cultures or races form an integrated society.

2.       “Salad Bowl” Garden Salad: It’s a concept of many cultures in one society which each contributing its own ideas and identity to the society. But each keep committed to his original identity.

3.       “Assimilation” The blending or fusing of minority group into the dominate society.

4.       “Acculturation” The process of second culture learning.

5.       “Enculturation” The process of first culture learning.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to Culture, Customs and social institution, as well as changes in food, clothing and language.

Give a synonym:

varied	diverse	respect	reverence	dominate	control
multiple	several	central	crucial	interacting	cooperating
specific	exact	represents	signifies	adopt	accept

Give the opposite:

varied	homogeneous	respect	disrespect	gradually	rapidly
multiple	few	common	rare	dominant group	Minor group
specific	general	contrasted with	agreed with	adopt	reject