Cultural Sensitivity

Question 1

What is diversity?

Answer 1

all the ways that individuals are unique and differ from one another

Question 2

Diversity involves…

Answer 2

recognizing our unique differences, attracting people of all backgrounds, recognizing how attitudes affect us all, creating an environment where we can all succeed, and acting to promote diversity

Question 3

Elements of Diversity

Answer 3

age, 
gender,
ethnicity, 
race,
physical ability, 
sexual orientation,
income,
education, 
religion

Question 4

Secondary dimensions of diversity

Answer 4

elements we have the power to change; have the choice whether to disclose these characteristics or not; can conceal them

income, work background, parental status, religion, military status, education, geographic location,

Question 5

Primary dimensions of diversity

Answer 5

aspects of ourselves that we cannot change; things people know about us before we even open our mouths, physically visible (except sexual orientation)

race, gender, ethnicity, age, physical qualities, sexual orientation

Question 6

The Golden Rule

Answer 6

1960’s, assimilation, “stop treating people badly”

Question 7

Right The Wrongs

Answer 7

1970’s, affirmative action, created “us versus them”

Question 8

Value Differences

Answer 8

Year 2000 and beyond, diversity is an asset

Question 9

Prejudice

Answer 9

generalized attitude toward members of a group

Question 10

Stereotype

Answer 10

generalized belief about members of a group

Question 11

Discrimination

Answer 11

behaviors directed towards people on the basis of their group membership

Question 12

Labeling

Answer 12

stereotype, prejudice, and discrimination

Question 13

What do negative prejudices stem from?

Answer 13

social learning, threats

Question 14

Self-fulfilling prophecies

Answer 14

A false belief that leads to its own fulfillment –

perceiver develops false belief about a target

perceiver treats target in a manner consistent with false belief

target responds to the treatment in such a way as to confirm the originally false belief

Question 15

Positive SFP’s

Answer 15

perceiver overestimates targets ability

perceiver treats target consistent with that overly positive belief

target responds by confirming the overly positive belief

Question 16

Negative SFP’s

Answer 16

perceiver underestimates targets ability

perceiver treats target consistent with that overly negative belief

target responds by confirming the overly negative belief

Question 17

Our first impressions can…

Answer 17

influence our working relationships

be affected by stereotypes of which we are not aware

Question 18

People tend to be..

Answer 18

raised in groups just like us

gravitate to similar people

be uncomfortable with differences

Question 19

We mistakingly believe that..

Answer 19

all people like us on the surface are similar in all other ways

all people who are unlike us on surface are different in all other ways

Question 20

What does exclusion bring?

Answer 20

less interest in performing to full capacity

cultural life and traditions seem distinct

over sensitivity

Question 21

What does acceptance bring?

Answer 21

positive feelings

a more productive and enjoyable workplace

Question 22

Keys to working well with others

Answer 22

communicate openly,
listen,
establish respect and understanding,
discuss issues as they arise

Question 23

Positive FGP

Answer 23

ill embrace this challenge

Question 24

Negative FGP

Answer 24

ill resist this, No one can force me

Question 25

Indifferent FGP

Answer 25

whatever! i treat everyone the same

Question 26

Proactive FGP

Answer 26

i need to learn about this before i encounter it firsthand

Question 27

Reactive FGP

Answer 27

Uh oh! What should I do?

Question 28

Affluence

Answer 28

Students travel, own books, computers, supplies, their own study area

Question 29

Collusion

Answer 29

cooperation with others, knowingly or unknowingly, to reinforce stereotypical attitudes, prevailing behaviors, and norms

Question 30

Types of Collusion:

Answer 30

Silence, Denial, Active Participation

Question 31

Paradigms

Answer 31

Establish the rules and boundaries for the way we see things

Question 32

Cultural sensitivity

Answer 32

the ability to be open to learning about and accepting of different cultural groups

Question 33

Ethnocentricity

Answer 33

the state of relying on our own and only our own paradigms based on our cultural heritage. view the world through narrow filters and only accept what fits in our paradigm. resist and discard others.

Question 34

Awareness

Answer 34

the point at which we begin to realize that there are things that exist which fall outside the realm of our cultural paradigms

Question 35

Understanding

Answer 35

the point at which we are not only aware that there are things that fall outside our cultural paradigms but we see the reason for their existence

Question 36

Acceptance/respect

Answer 36

begin allowing those form other cultures to be who they are and its okay for things to not fit in our paradigm

Question 37

Appreciation/value

Answer 37

where we begin seeing the worth in the things that fall outside our own cultural paradigms

Question 38

Selective Adoption

Answer 38

the point at which we begin using things that were initially outside our own paradigm

Question 39

Multiculturation

Answer 39

when we have begun integrating our lives with our experiences from a variety of cultural experiences

Question 40

Racism

Answer 40

the belief that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

Question 41

Internalized Oppression

Answer 41

a subconscious belief in negative stereotypes about ones group that result in an attempt to fulfill those stereotypes and a projection of those stereotypes onto other members of that group

Question 42

Discrimination

Answer 42

to make a difference in treatment on a basis other than individual character

Question 43

Multiculturism

Answer 43

the recognition that society is pluralistic and there exists many other cultures based around ethnicity, sexual orientation, geography, religion, gender, and class

Question 44

Prejudice

Answer 44

an attitude, opinion, or feeling formed without adequate knowledge, thought or reason

Question 45

Culture

Answer 45

the body of learned beliefs, traditions, principles, and guides for behavior that are shared among members of a particular group

Question 46

Race

Answer 46

a biological concept that defines groups of people based on a set of genetically transmitted characteristics

Question 47

Ethnicity

Answer 47

sharing a strong sense of identity with a particular religious, racial, or national group