chapter 4

Question 1

Co-culture

Answer 1

Co-culture
-a group of people who coexist within the mainstream society, yet remain connected to one another through a common cultural heritage (native American, African American)

Question 2

Three layers of diversity

Answer 2

Three layers of diversity

1. Personality
2. Internal dimensions (race, age, gender, sexual orientation, cultural dimension, mental ability, physical ability, ethnicity)
3. External dimensions- political orientation, income, geographic location, personal habits, rec habits, religion, work experience, educational background, appearance, family status, marital status

Question 3

Cultural dimensions and barriers to understanding

Answer 3

ethnocentrism
stereotyping
prejudice
discrimination

Question 4

Ethnocentrism

Answer 4

Ethnocentrism- a belief that your culture is superior to other cultures

Question 5

Stereotyping

Answer 5

Stereotyping- generalization about a group of people that oversimplify their characteristics

Question 6

Prejudice

Answer 6

Prejudice- negative attitudes and beliefs about others based on faulty or inflexible beliefs

Question 7

Discrimination

Answer 7

-Discrimination- actions that exclude certain people from opportunities granted to others

Question 8

Myers- Briggs personality types

Answer 8

Extrovert-talks first then thinks

• Introvert- reserved and private
• Sensor- practical and realistic
• Intuitive- theoretical
• Thinker-objective and fair
• Feeler-tenderhearted and tactful
• Perceiver-goes with the flow
• Judger- well organized

Question 9

Generational differences

Answer 9

Generational differences

• Traditionalists-1900-1945
• Baby boomers-1946-1964
• Generation Xers- 1965-1980
• Millenials-1981-1999