Social and cultural foundations test

Question 1

Relying on the verbal portions of a message is typical of __________ cultural groups.

• high context
• low context
• integrated
• colonized

Answer 1

low context

Question 2

Providing respect and recognition for various subcultures within a society is a feature of

• the melting pot
• cultural pluralism
• biculturalism
• affirmative action

Answer 2

cultural pluralism

Question 3

The idea that cultural differences are due mainly to the absence of economic opportunities is an example of

• a cultural deficit model
• a personal deficit model
• a cultural pluralism model
• a cultural integration model

Answer 3

a cultural deficit model

Question 4

When a counselor from a professional middle-class background finds it difficult to relate to a homeless client, the problem can be described as

• discrimination
• minority identity development
• cultural encapsulation
• biculturalism

Answer 4

discrimination

Question 5

Gender identity disorder is a diagnosis that refers to

• attraction to members of the same gender
• underdeveloped gender identity
• encapsulation in narrow gender-centered syndromes
• the belief that one’s gender is wrong

Answer 5

the belief that one’s gender is wrong

Question 6

Freud is argued to have influenced the treatment of women in therapy by his emphasis on

• the development of men and later extending it to include women
• focusing treatment mainly on women’s issues
• ignoring differences between men and women
• exaggerating differences between men and women.

Answer 6

the development of men and later extending it to include women

Question 7

Cultural privilege refers to

• earned cultural advantages on the basis of group membership
• unearned cultural advantages on the basis of group membership
• specific aspects of cultural superiority
• the effects of affirmative action policies

Answer 7

unearned cultural advantages on the basis of group membership

Question 8

The perspective on life through which people organize their values, beliefs and their ways of speaking is called

• a stereotype
• a subcultural lifestyle
• a worldview
• a discourse

Answer 8

a worldview

Question 9

Racism is best described as

• favoring one’s own ethnic group members
• a personality disorder
• a belief in the superiority of one race
• the result of an authoritarian culture

Answer 9

a belief in the superiority of one race

Question 10

Brown versus Board of Education was a landmark court case that revolved around the issue of

• access to previously segregated schools
• access to university for black students
• the busing of students from poor neighborhoods to schools in wealthier neighborhoods
• breaches of the affirmative action law in schools

Answer 10

access to previously segregated schools

Question 11

Using a universal approach to counseling regardless of the client’s race, creed or gender might be called

• value-neutral counseling
• equal opportunity counseling
• affirmative action counseling
• lacking understanding of cultural values

Answer 11

lacking understanding of cultural values

Question 12

The process of learning to adopt the cultural practices of another culture is called

• acculturation
• cultural encapsulation
• minority identity development
• biculturalism

Answer 12

acculturation

Question 13

Cultural identity development is affected by

• random encounters
• cultural encapsulation
• social movements
• peer pressure

Answer 13

social movements