Would someone please check my answers
to make sure I've chose the best possible answer?
1. An example of ________ can be found
in the gradual immersion of early
Irish immigrants and their descendants
across decades as they become a part
of and contributed to the middle
class American mainstream.
A. cultural adaptation
B. acculturation
C. assimilation
D. cultural pluralism
2. A child who recently arrived in
America from Bosnia has begun
requesting more pizza and Coke
suppers than she did six months
ago. She is now pressuring her
parents to allow her to go to
the American movies. This activity
signals the process of:
A. absorption
B. emergence
C. adoption
D. acculturation
3. Which one of the following is an
example of cultural pluralism?
A. A Muslim child from Afghanistan likes
to listen to American "Top Forty"
songs on the radio.
B. Chinese immigrants living in
Chinatown and Cubans living in
Miami's Little Havana maintain
their unique cultural communities.
C. A third generation Italian becomes
CEO of General Motors.
D. A non English-speaking man who
recently arrived from Peru enrolls
in night classes to learn English.
4. Hispanic, French, and Italian
families commonly engage in
hugging, patting, and behaviors
of affectionate familiarity.
These physical contacts characterize
a __________ culture.
A. high-context
B. low-context
C. self-contained
D. medium context
5. Communication by telephone calls,
business letters, office memos,
e-mail, and face-to-face dialogues
are representative traits of a/an
__________ culture.
A. technological
B. integrated
C. low-context
D. progressive
Here are my answers. Please let me know
which ones you seem to think I have wrong.
1. (C) assimilation
2. (D) acculturation
3. (B) Chinese immigrants living in
Chinatown and Cubans living in
Miami's Little Havana maintain
their unique cultural communities
4. (A) high-context
5. (C) low-context
Thank you for taking the time to help check my answers. Please let me know which ones that you seem to think are wrong.
Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. They seem to be correct. It would be useful to know how your textbook described high-, medium- and low-context.
I agree with SraJMcGin -- all seem to be correct, depending on what "high-context" and "low-context" mean.
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1. An example of ________ can be found in the gradual immersion of early Irish immigrants and their descendants across decades as they become a part of and contributed to the middle class American mainstream.
A. cultural adaptation
B. acculturation
C. assimilation
D. cultural pluralism
Your answer: (C) assimilation
Correct answer: (B) acculturation
Explanation: Acculturation refers to the process by which individuals or groups adopt the cultural traits or practices of another culture. In this example, the Irish immigrants and their descendants gradually embrace and contribute to the middle-class American mainstream, which is a form of acculturation.
2. A child who recently arrived in America from Bosnia has begun requesting more pizza and Coke suppers than she did six months ago. She is now pressuring her parents to allow her to go to the American movies. This activity signals the process of:
A. absorption
B. emergence
C. adoption
D. acculturation
Your answer: (D) acculturation
Correct answer: (C) adoption
Explanation: Adoption refers to the process of taking on or accepting new cultural practices or behaviors. In this example, the child from Bosnia is adopting the eating habits of having more pizza and Coke suppers, as well as adopting the desire to go to American movies.
3. Which one of the following is an example of cultural pluralism?
A. A Muslim child from Afghanistan likes to listen to American "Top Forty" songs on the radio.
B. Chinese immigrants living in Chinatown and Cubans living in Miami's Little Havana maintain their unique cultural communities.
C. A third generation Italian becomes CEO of General Motors.
D. A non-English speaking man who recently arrived from Peru enrolls in night classes to learn English.
Your answer: (B) Chinese immigrants living in Chinatown and Cubans living in Miami's Little Havana maintain their unique cultural communities.
Correct answer: (B) Chinese immigrants living in Chinatown and Cubans living in Miami's Little Havana maintain their unique cultural communities.
Explanation: Cultural pluralism refers to the coexistence of different cultural groups within a society while maintaining their distinctive cultural identities. The example of Chinese immigrants in Chinatown and Cubans in Little Havana maintaining their cultural communities demonstrates cultural pluralism.
4. Hispanic, French, and Italian families commonly engage in hugging, patting, and behaviors of affectionate familiarity. These physical contacts characterize a __________ culture.
A. high-context
B. low-context
C. self-contained
D. medium context
Your answer: (A) high-context
Correct answer: (B) low-context
Explanation: In low-context cultures, people engage in more physical contact and often express emotions more openly. In this example, the Hispanic, French, and Italian families' behaviors of affectionate familiarity indicate a low-context culture.
5. Communication by telephone calls, business letters, office memos, e-mail, and face-to-face dialogues are representative traits of a/an __________ culture.
A. technological
B. integrated
C. low-context
D. progressive
Your answer: (C) low-context
Correct answer: (A) technological
Explanation: Technological culture refers to a culture that embraces and utilizes various technological means of communication, such as telephone calls, business letters, e-mail, etc. These forms of communication indicate a technological culture, rather than low-context or progressive culture.