Deck 16: Counseling Biculturalbiracial People

Question 1

In ______, residents of the U.S. were allowed to claim more than one race for the first time in the U.S. Census.

A) In 1975
B) In 1950
C) In 2000
D) In 1860

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Americans in general express approval of intercultural marriages, particularly if the marriage is happening in their family.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

For reasons that defy research, the number of people who acknowledge that they come from a "mixed-race" background has decreased in the last two decades.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A value that might be important to persons of mixed heritage is that of having the opportunity to define their own identity as opposed to others defining them.

Question 5

For biracial clients who have experienced racial discrimination, helpful suggestions that may be applicable include all of the following with the EXCEPTION of _____:

A) Convince them that they must let go of their negative feelings
B) Provide information that places the experience within a larger U.S. sociopolitical context regarding race and power
C) Encourage the safe expression of anger
D) Offer hope and discuss actions that may empower and address the discrimination

Question 6

Lots of factors impact the degree of prejudice and discrimination that an intercultural couple may experience, including where they live and how educated they are. Socioeconomic status however will have no bearing.

Question 7

Counselors need to always ask how each of their clients would like to be identified. In the case of biracial or multiracial children, an important reason for asking is all of the following with the EXCEPTION of _____:

A) If given a choice, most biracial children would probably prefer to classify themselves as biracial and not identify solely with one ethnic group
B) It is a well-known fact that ethnically-mixed children are very clear about their heritages
C) If given a choice, most biracial children feel uncomfortable choosing the heritage of one of their parents over the heritage of the other parent

Question 8

Role play is one technique that counselors can practice with biracial clients who need help in responding to hurtful questions such as "How come you don't look like your mother or father?"

Question 9

It has been suggested that there are some benefits to being biracial. Which of the following might NOT be beneficial:

A) A biracial person may be more tolerant and less apt to develop biases toward others
B) A biracial teen or adult may like their appearance, being unique or different,
C) A biracial teen or adult may find that there is flexibility to fit in with more groups
D) A biracial person may be viewed as exotic or passionate

Question 10

The Bill of Rights for Racially Mixed People by Maria P. P. Root states that people have the right to "not to be responsible for people's discomfort with my physical ambiguity" and "not to justify my ethnic legitimacy". Which of the following interpretations might be closest to the intended meaning behind those words:

A) People may not realize that my background consists of more than one ethnicity.
B) I have control over how I define myself even if people cannot figure out my ethnic background.
C) People may feel uncomfortable with how I look because they have never seen someone who looks exactly like me.

Question 11

According to 2010 U.S. Census data, one in ten marriages and 20% of same-sex partnerships were interracial. Related research indicates that interracial marriages most frequently occur between _____ living in integrated areas.

A) Lower-class individuals
B) Upper-class individuals with similar religious backgrounds
C) Middle-class individuals who are college educated

Question 12

A counselor will find it useful to assess a biracial client's social class background as a context for the degree of acceptance a client may have experienced

Question 13

There is some indication that certain individuals of mixed backgrounds may have experiences that are more positive than the experiences of other individuals of mixed backgrounds, for example, a person of White/Asian American heritage may be more accepted in White communities than a person of White/Black American heritage.

Question 14

Less than 40 years ago, 17 states still had laws prohibiting interracial marriages. The last of these miscegenation laws was repealed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark case, _______.

A) Brown v. Board of Education in 1954
B) Loving v. Virginia in 1967
C) Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896

Question 15

The term _____, originally a derogatory slang word for a person of mixed racial descent that comes from the Hawaiian word for "half", has been embraced by many Eurasian, Amerasian, and other people of part Asian or Pacific Islander ethnic heritage.

A) Hapa
B) Latinegras
C) Mestizo
D) Banana