PRACTICE CHAPTERS 6-8

1. PRACTICE CHAPTERS 6-8 TEACHING DIVERSE POPULATION S. WATTS

2. QUESTION 1 • WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MIGHT BE CONSIDERED NEW ROLES IN CLASSROOMS THAT ADDRESS RACE AND ETHNICITY?

3. A. TEACHERS BECOME ACTIVE AGENTS OF CHANGE. • B. TEACHERS REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. • C. STUDENTS INTERACT WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS INVOLVED IN CHANGE EFFORTS. • D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

4. ANSWER # 1 • D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

5. QUESTION 2 • ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MIGHT BE GOOD USES OF CONTENT AREA KNOWLEDGE IN A CLASSROOM THAT IS SENSITIVE TO RACE AND ETHNICITY EXCEPT…

6. A. THE HISTORY OF DIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES • B. THE CONCEPTS OF GENOTYPE AND PHENOTYPE • C. BIASED TEXTBOOKS • D. UNBIASED CONTENT MATERIALS

7. ANSWER # 2 • C. BIASED TEXTBOOKS

8. QUESTION 3 • THE TERM FOR THE BELIEF THAT ONE’S OWN “WAYS” ARE GOOD, NATURAL, AND RIGHT, IS …

9. A. RELATIVISM • B. ETHNOCENTRISM • C. CONSTRUCTIVISM • D. ADJUSTMENT

10. ANSWER #3 • B ETHNOCENTRISM

11. QUESTION 4 • WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CORRECTLY DESCRIBES THE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION OF PREJUDICE?

12. A.PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES THAT PROTECT SELF-CONCEPTS B. PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES THAT AID IN DEALING WITH A COMPLEX WORLD. C. PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES THAT DEMONSTRATE ONE’S OWN VIRTUES. D. PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES THAT OFER CRITERIA FOR MAKING DECISION ABOUT OUTGROUPS.

13. ANSWER #4 • B. PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES THAT AID IN DEALING WITH A COMPLEX WORLD.

14. QUESTION 5 • WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS IN WHICH CHILDREN LEARN PREJUDICE DO YOU THINK MIGHT BE CHANGED THROUGH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PRESSURE?

15. A. OBSERVATION OF RESPECTED ELDERS B. RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM C. THE MEDIA D. GROUP MEMBERSHIP

16. ANSWER #6 C. THE MEDIA

17. QUESTION 7 • THE PRACTICE OF RACIAL PROFILING CAN BE DEFINED AS…

18. A. A MARKETING STRATEGY • B. A PRACTICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT TARGETS MINORITY PEOPLE • C. A POLITICAL PRACTICE THAT HOPES TO ENSURE VOTES FOR A CANDIDATE. • D. ALL OF THE CHOICES ARE CORRECT

19. ANSWER # 7 • D. ALL OF THE CHOICES ARE CORRECT

20. QUESTION 8 • STRATEGIES THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS BECOME LESS PREJUDICED STRIVE TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING,EXCEPT…

21. A. IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS • B AVOID STEREOTYPES • C ENCOURAGE ACTING QUICKLY AND ON AN EMOTIONAL LEVEL • D ENCOURAGE EXAMINATION OF REASONS OR MOTIVATIONS BEHIND ONE’S THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS

22. ANSWER #8 • C ENCOURAGE ACTING QUICKLY AND ON AN EMOTIONAL LEVEL

23. QUESTION 9 • THE AUTHORS MAKE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS TO TEACHERS FOR CREATING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THOUGHT, EXCEPT…

24. A. SETTING ASIDE A SPECIFIC TIME EACH DAY TO PRACTICE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS • B CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT OF SAFETY, TRUST AND RESPECT • C MAINTAINING BALANCE BETWEEN STUDENT TALK AND TEACHER TALK • D EMPHASIZING METACOGNITION

25. ANSWER #9 • A SETTING ASIDE A SPECIFIC TIME EACH DAY TO PRACTICE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

26. QUESTION 10 • IMPROVING SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE IN STUDENTS OFTEN DECREASES PREJUDICE. • T OR F

27. ANSWER #10 • TRUE

28. QUESTION 11 • AT ITS HEART, GLOBALIZATION REFERS TO A NEW INTERCONNECTEDNESS AMONG THE WORLD’S PEOPLE. • T OR F

29. ANSWER # 11 • TRUE

30. QUESTION 12 • A CHARACTERISTIC THAT IS NOT FOUND IN GLOBAL-POSTMODERN LEVEL SOCIETIES IS A NEED TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER ON A FACE-TO –FACE BASIS. • T OR F

31. ANSWER #12 • TRUE

32. QUESTION 13 KNOWING THAT 25,000 TO 35, 000 CHILDREN DIE EACH DAY DUE TO HUNGER-RELATED CAUSES IS AN EXAMPLE OF PERSPECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS. T OR F

33. ANSWER #13 • FALSE • WHAT IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?

34. QUESTION 14 • KNOWLEDGE OF GLOBAL DYNAMICS SUGGESTS THAT WE SHOULD EXPECT SOME UNANTICIPATED EFFECTS AS WE MODIFY THE ENVIRONMENT. • T OR F

35. ANSWER #14 • TRUE

36. QUESTION 15 • ACCENTS DIFFER FROM STANDARD LANGUAGE IN THE WAY WORDS ARE PRONOUNCED. • T OR F

37. ANSWER #15 • TRUE

38. QUESTION 16 • UP TO 90% OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION BEHAVIORS ACCOUNT FOR THE MESSAGES WE SEND AND RECEIVE. • T OR F

39. ANSWER #16 • TRUE

40. STUDY, STUDY, STUDY FOR YOUR TEST ON CHAPTERS 6,7, AND 8 • GOOD LUCK!!!!!