multicultural vocabulary Chapters 3-4

Question 1

Characteristics of communication associated with race, gender and other group identities often manifested in verbal and nonverbal communication language

Answer 1

Communication styles:

Question 2

Values held in common by a cultural group which often help shape worldview and the perceptions of individuals of that culture

Answer 2

Cultural values:

Question 3

Stereotypes which are fueled by the historical relationship between cultural groups

Answer 3

Historical stereotypes:

Question 4

This is the bias that a person of one racial/ ethnic group harbors for members of another racial/ ethnic group which can be fueled by erroneous stereotypes or negative experiences with a member of the other racial/ ethnic group and can cause cognitive dissonance

Answer 4

Interracial/ interethnic bias:

Question 5

These are differences and conflicts between interracial/ interethnic groups that are infrequently publicly aired because of possible political ramifications for group unity

Answer 5

Interracial/ interethnic conflict:

Question 6

This is discrimination that is extended to a racial/ ethnic group or member by another racial/ ethnic group or member

Answer 6

Interracial/ interethnic discrimination:

Question 7

This pertains to the historical and current relationships between racial/ ethnic groups

Answer 7

Interracial/ interethnic group relations:

Question 8

a socially marginalized group that is deemed to have been successful in U.S. society, such as Asian Americans

Answer 8

Model minority:

Question 9

A helping role and a process that uses modalities and defines goals consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of diverse clients

Answer 9

Multicultural counseling:

Question 10

The identity one forms as a member of a racial or ethnic group

Answer 10

Racial/ Ethnic identity:

Question 11

These are groups that are excluded from the dominant social order and are often linked to culture and social status

Answer 11

Socially marginalized groups:

Question 12

When an individual of a marginalized group fear inadvertently confirming a mistaken notion (stereotype) about their group

Answer 12

Stereotype threat:

Question 13

When one uses his or her own group’s oppression to negate, diminish, and invalidate that of another socially devalued group

Answer 13

Who’s more oppressed game:

Question 14

A term used to describe a deviation from some standard or norm considered to be desirable

Answer 14

Abnormality

Question 15

When people, organizations, or social movements work toward the eradication of racism

Answer 15

Antiracism:

Question 16

The belief that groups of color are “culturally deprived” because they lack White middle-class values

Answer 16

Cultural deprivation:

Question 17

Counselors who are culturally unaware and who operate in isolation from a broader cultural context

Answer 17

Cultural encapsulation:

Question 18

A term used to describe the guardedness, suspiciousness and mistrust of marginalized group members toward majority group members

Answer 18

Cultural paranoia:

Question 19

Belief that people of color are inferior because they were culturally disadvantaged, deficient, or deprived of a White middle-class upbringing

Answer 19

Culturally deficient model:

Question 20

Belief that all cultures are valued and that diversity should not indicate whether one group’s cultural heritage is better than another’s

Answer 20

Culturally diverse model:

Question 21

Multicultural training that reflects only one cultural perspective, usually the White, EuroAmerican, middle-class perspective

Answer 21

Culture-bound training:

Question 22

The belief that cultural differences must be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of culturally diverse groups

Answer 22

Emic (culturally specific):

Question 23

The belief that one’s culture is superior to other cultures

Answer 23

Ethnocentricity:

Question 24

The belief that human beings share overwhelming commonalities and that the manifestation and treatment of disorders are similar across all cultures and societies

Answer 24

Etic (culturally universal):

Question 25

Belief that people of color are inferior by virtue of their biological makeup

Answer 25

Genetically deficient model:

Question 26

A term used to describe the norm of cultural paranoia, which has proven to be a survival mechanism among people of color

Answer 26

Paranorm

Question 27

Racist attitudes and beliefs expressed under the guise of science and scientific findings

Answer 27

Scientific racism

Question 28

Counseling that operates from an active philosophy and approach to producing conditions that allow for equal access and opportunity

Answer 28

Social justice counseling: