Deck 5: Identity and Intercultural Communication

Question 1

Women who join social groups exclusive to women are highlighting their _____ identity.

A) gender
B) age
C) ethnic
D) religious

Answer 1

gender

Question 2

In the United States, a 40-year-old man who lives with his parents and spends most of his time playing video games and chasing women is generally not seen as enacting his _____ identity.

A) gender
B) age
C) ethnic
D) sexual

Answer 2

age

Question 3

Typically, _____ identity includes knowledge of a group's traditions, customs, values, and a feeling of belonging to that group.

A) gender
B) age
C) ethnic
D) religious

Answer 3

ethnic

Question 4

U.S. Americans who identify not only with being U.S. citizens but also as being members of ethnic groups are often called _____.

A) global nomads (TCKs)
B) culture brokers
C) hyphenated Americans
D) model minorities

Question 5

A person who wears a crucifix around his or her neck is probably communicating his or her _____ identity.

A) ethnic
B) national
C) religious
D) class

Question 6

Trailer trash or white trash are terms used to mark _____ differences in U.S. society.

A) ethnic
B) racial
C) religious
D) class

Question 7

Anu was born in the United States. Her parents were born in India. When Anu interacts with the children of other Indian immigrants, she is most likely enacting her _____ identity.

A) ethnic
B) national
C) religious
D) class

Question 8

Belle is from South Carolina. She is proud that she speaks with an accent and has no real desire to visit or live in the West. Belle affirms her _____ identity.

A) ethnic
B) national
C) regional
D) class

Question 9

The stage of minority identity development characterized by the lack of exploration of ethnicity is known as _____.

A) conformity
B) resistance and separatism
C) unexamined identity
D) integration

Question 10

Manuel accepts the values and attitudes of the majority culture. Although he is Mexican American, he is often embarrassed by other members of his group. He has a strong desire to assimilate into the mainstream. Manuel is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.

A) unexamined identity
B) resistance and separatism
C) conformity
D) integration

Question 11

Simone, an African American, is not interested or concerned with ethnicity. "Why would I need to learn about black history?" she asks. She says, "I'm just into my own thing."
Simone is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.

A) unexamined identity
B) resistance and separatism
C) conformity
D) integration

Question 12

In the _____ stage of minority identity development, individuals internalize the values and norms of the dominant group and may have negative attitudes toward themselves or toward their group in general.

A) unexamined identity
B) resistance and separatism
C) conformity
D) integration

Question 13

In the _____ stage of minority identity development, individuals may reject the values and norms associated with the dominant group while embracing all the attitudes and values attributed to his or her own group.

A) unexamined identity
B) resistance and separatism
C) conformity
D) integration

Question 14

Bertina, a Native American, believes that Navajo customs and traditions provide the most effective responses to everyday issues. She rejects Westernized medicine when she is sick and refuses to be cured by anyone but a traditional healer. Bertina is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.

A) conformity
B) unexamined identity
C) integration
D) resistance and separatism

Question 15

A person with a strong sense of his or her own group identity and an appreciation of other cultural groups is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.

A) unexamined identity
B) resistance and separatism
C) conformity
D) integration

Question 16

Vivian, an African American, is proud to be black. She admires, however, many Latin Americans' emphasis on family and applauds the successes of many Asian Americans. Vivian is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.

A) integration
B) conformity
C) resistance and separatism
D) unexamined identity

Question 17

A person who is aware of some physical and cultural differences, but does not fear other racial or ethnic groups or feel a sense of superiority is probably in the _____ stage of majority identity development.

A) resistance
B) acceptance
C) redefinition and integration
D) unexamined identity

Question 18

A person who doesn't question the basic racial inequities in society and who may even believe that minority groups need help to assimilate is probably in the _____ stage of majority identity development.

A) resistance
B) acceptance
C) redefinition and integration
D) unexamined identity

Question 19

Ted, a white American, doesn't think of himself as being white. He knows that minority groups are economically disadvantaged and supports educational efforts to expose minorities to European music, art, and literature. Ted is probably in the _____ stage of majority identity development.

A) resistance
B) unexamined identity
C) redefinition and integration
D) acceptance

Question 20

When a person moves from blaming minority members for their conditions to blaming the social system as a source of racial or ethnic problems, he or she is probably in the _____ stage of majority identity development.

A) acceptance
B) unexamined identity
C) redefinition and integration
D) resistance

Question 21

Dianna is comfortable being white although she can appreciate other groups. She recognizes that prejudice and racism are factors in our society but also realizes that blame, guilt, or denial doesn't really help eliminate racism. Dianna is probably in the _____ stages of majority identity development.

A) resistance
B) acceptance
C) redefinition and integration
D) unexamined identity

Question 22

Duncan has a white father and a Korean mother. He feels torn between two different cultures. He has difficulty making decisions, is troubled by ambiguity, and feels pressure from both groups. Here, Duncan is a(n) _____.

A) assimilated
B) encapsulated marginal
C) global nomad
D) constructive marginal

Question 23

_____ are multicultural people who see themselves as choice makers. They seem to thrive in their lives on the margins of two cultures.

A) Culture brokers
B) Encapsulated marginals
C) Global nomads
D) Constructive marginal

Question 24

After 15 minutes of their first conversation, Chris tells MacKenzie that he (Chris) is gay. Clearly, _____ is an important aspect of how Chris identifies himself.

A) age identity
B) religious identity
C) sexual identity
D) ethnic identity

Question 25

Which of the following best describes the term interpellation?

A) the fundamental beliefs that are shared by the members of a cultural group
B) the communication process by which one is pulled into the social forces that place people into a specific identity
C) the identification with the cultural notions of masculinity and femininity and what it means to be a man or a woman
D) the identification with feelings of connectedness to others and higher meanings in life

Question 26

A person whose gender identity matches the biological sex that she or he was born into is known as a(n):

A) transgender.
B) ipso gender.
C) model minority.
D) cisgender.

Question 27

_____ is a sense of belonging to a group that shares similar economic, occupational, or social status.

A) Class identity
B) Personal identity
C) National identity
D) Regional identity

Question 28

People who grow up in many different cultural contexts because their parents relocated are referred to as:

A) model minorities.
B) culture brokers.
C) global nomads.
D) stereotypes.

Question 29

Microagressions are subtle insults directed toward cultural groups, often automatically or unconsciously.

Question 30

Old age is revered in the United States and many other societies.

Question 31

The racial classification of a person is largely determined by biology.

Question 32

A person in the redefinition and integration stage of majority identity development may minimize his or her communication with whites and seek out interactions with people of color.

Question 33

A multicultural person with a secure sense of self and exposure to more than one culture's norms and values is in the self-acceptance and assertion stage of multicultural identity development.

Question 34

Individualism is a core symbol of Mexican American identity.

Question 35

People with disabilities do not usually go through discernible stages of identity development because they are also members of larger cultural groups.

Question 36

White people have an advantage of race privilege.

Question 37

Individualized identity, evident in many collectivististic cultures, stresses the importance of emotional connectedness to and interdependence with others.

Question 38

According to the identity negotiation theory, cultural variability influences our sense of self and ultimately influences how successful we are in intercultural interactions.

Question 39

Ascription is the process by which individuals portray themselves, whereas avowal is the process by which others attribute identities to them.

Question 40

Core symbols tell us about the fundamental beliefs and the central concepts that define a particular identity.

Question 41

How might white privilege affect intercultural communication?

Question 42

What is the relationship between communication and identity?

Question 43

How are racial categories constructed? How are they different from ethnic categories?

Question 44

Identify and discuss three common characteristics shared by white people in the United States.

Question 45

Why would U.S. Americans not like to discuss class distinctions? What are the ramifications of lack of recognition of class?

Question 46

What communication strategies are used to place someone in the class hierarchy in the United States?

Question 47

At what stage in the identity development model are you? Why? What experiences have facilitated or hindered your own identity development?