Deck 16: Working With South Asian American Clients: an Interview With Sumana Kaipa

Question 1

Individuals who immigrated to the United States as professionals are more likely to experience:

A) difficulty finding housing.
B) difficulty with language barriers.
C) stress related to achievement.
D) rejection from other South Asian Americans.

Answer 1

stress related to achievement.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of factors that affect acculturation in South Asian Indian Americans?

A) Family size
B) Degree of religiosity
C) Economic support
D) All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

The three most widely spoken languages for South Asian Americans are:

A) Hindi, Bengali, and Urdu.
B) Hindi, Pashto, and Urdu.
C) Pashto, Urdu, and English.
D) English, Hindi, and Urdu.

Answer 3

Hindi, Bengali, and Urdu.

Question 4

Describe the dilemma that South Asian Americans may face when responding to the U.S. Census or other surveys that ask individuals to denote their group membership by checking a box.

Question 5

While earlier generations tended to take jobs as they were available, recent generations have tended toward jobs in which of the following sectors?

A) Fine Arts
B) Technology
C) Construction and manual labor
D) Political science

Question 6

Members of the second wave of immigration are often characterized by all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

A) historic values and traditions.
B) nuclear family structures.
C) little formal education.
D) preference for ethnic enclaves.

Question 7

For what reasons might it be hard to define group membership for South Asian Americans?

Question 8

What cultural artifact is an oppressive tool that has kept many people poverty-stricken and socially ostracized?

A) Religious tension
B) Castism
C) Remaining insular in small enclaves
D) Extended family networks

Question 9

South Asian Indians hold masters, doctorates, or professional degrees at a rate of ___ times the national average for all Americans.

A) 15
B) 2
C) 5
D) 1.5

Question 10

Members of the community who identify as ____ may find it very difficult to fit in with and find acceptance from their families.

A) LGBT
B) atheist
C) biracial
D) none of the above

Question 11

Individuals who are more acculturated and have lived in the United States for a longer period of time are more likely to refer to themselves by:

A) the general category of South Asian.
B) their familiar country of origin as well as "American."
C) their religious affiliation.
D) all of the above.

Question 12

Describe the way a communalist orientation effects a South Asian American who is considering seeking help for a cognitive problems or mental health issues.

Question 13

To establish rapport, providers should aim to strike a balance between being:

A) Direct and indirect
B) Informed and curious
C) Funny and serious
D) Friendly and distant

Question 14

Discuss the value sets often held by South Asian Americans that are derived from Hindu culture.

Question 15

South Asian Americans may be weary to discuss individual problems because of:

A) fear that service providers will not understand their values or issues.
B) belief that problems experienced are a result of fate or are preordained.
C) the potential for individual behavior to reflect on the family or community as a whole.
D) all of the above.

Question 16

For what reasons might it be important to assess a South Asian American's level of acculturation? How might you accomplish this? What kinds of questions might you ask?

Question 17

Members of the second wave of immigration are often characterized by all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

A) historic values and traditions.
B) nuclear family structures.
C) little formal education.
D) preference for ethnic enclaves.

Question 18

Families historically educated their daughters for the purpose of making them:

A) better mothers.
B) more marketable as brides.
C) conversational in business and politics.
D) financially independent.

Question 19

Dharma is defined as the belief in:

A) the hierarchical order of human beings.
B) destiny.
C) living in accordance with the principles that order the universe.
D) none of the above.

Question 20

Which of the following is the congressional act that restored naturalization rights for South Asian Indians in the United States?

A) Burke-Wadsworth Act of 1940
B) Luce-Celler Act of 1946
C) Employment Act of 1946
D) Alien Registration Act of 1940