Diversity Consciousness Opening Our Minds to People Cultures
and Opportunities 4th Edition By Richard D. Bucher
Diversity - ANSWER: all of the ways in which people are different
Diversity Consciousness - ANSWER: understanding, awareness, and skills in the area
of diversity
Cultural landscape - ANSWER: referring to the different lifestyles, traditions, and
perspectives that can be found in the US and throughout the world
One Drop Rule - ANSWER: a historical colloquial term in the United States that holds
a person with any trace of African American ancestry is considered black unless
having an alternative non-white ancestry which he or she can claim such as Native
American, Asian, Australian aboriginal
Plessy versus Ferguson - ANSWER: Landmark constitutional law case of the US
Supreme Court. It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the
doctrine of "separate but equal"
Digital Natives - ANSWER: younger people born or raised during the age of
technology
Digital immigrants - ANSWER: people who were not born into the digital world but
learned the language and the new technology later in life
Globalization - ANSWER: growing interdependence of people and cultures
Pluralism - ANSWER: process through which cultural differences are acknowledged
and observed
Glocalization - ANSWER: A culture's openness to diverse influences and ability to
blend foreign ideas and best practices with one's own traditions
Global perspective - ANSWER: a view of the world and our place in it
Ethnicity - ANSWER: the consciousness of a cultural heritage shared with other
people
Gender - ANSWER: the cultural differences that distinguish males from females
Glass Ceiling - ANSWER: attitudes and actions that block the promotion of women
and minorities into top management positions
, Assimilation - ANSWER: process in which people lose their cultural differences and
blend into a wider society
Ethics - ANSWER: standards that guide behaviors and let us know what is right and
wrong
Cultural lag - ANSWER: condition in which one part of a culture is not keeping pace
with another part
Cultural cruise control - ANSWER: we act as though our own values and beliefs are
universal
Diversity education - ANSWER: all the strategies that enable us to develop diversity
consciousness
Dimensions of Diversity - ANSWER: specific traits viewed as distinguishing one
person or group from another
Race - ANSWER: category of people who are perceived as physically distinctive on
the basis of certain traits, such as skin color, hair texture, or facial features
Social class - ANSWER: one's status in society
Role conflict - ANSWER: interference among the duties associated with the multiple
positions held by the individual
Values - ANSWER: refer to things that people view as important
Minorities - ANSWER: categories of people whose members are singled out and
denied equal power and opportunity in a larger society
Culture - ANSWER: refers to our way of life, including everything that is learned,
shared, and transmitted from one generation to the next
Cultural Landscape - ANSWER: referring to the different lifestyles, traditions, and
perspectives that can be found in the United States and throughout the world; both
fluid and complex
Monocultural - ANSWER: A single, homogeneous culture without diversity or
dissension
Success - ANSWER: process of achieving our goals, whatever they might be
Social Culture Theory - ANSWER: A perspective that focuses on the social and
cultural context of one's thought and actions
and Opportunities 4th Edition By Richard D. Bucher
Diversity - ANSWER: all of the ways in which people are different
Diversity Consciousness - ANSWER: understanding, awareness, and skills in the area
of diversity
Cultural landscape - ANSWER: referring to the different lifestyles, traditions, and
perspectives that can be found in the US and throughout the world
One Drop Rule - ANSWER: a historical colloquial term in the United States that holds
a person with any trace of African American ancestry is considered black unless
having an alternative non-white ancestry which he or she can claim such as Native
American, Asian, Australian aboriginal
Plessy versus Ferguson - ANSWER: Landmark constitutional law case of the US
Supreme Court. It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the
doctrine of "separate but equal"
Digital Natives - ANSWER: younger people born or raised during the age of
technology
Digital immigrants - ANSWER: people who were not born into the digital world but
learned the language and the new technology later in life
Globalization - ANSWER: growing interdependence of people and cultures
Pluralism - ANSWER: process through which cultural differences are acknowledged
and observed
Glocalization - ANSWER: A culture's openness to diverse influences and ability to
blend foreign ideas and best practices with one's own traditions
Global perspective - ANSWER: a view of the world and our place in it
Ethnicity - ANSWER: the consciousness of a cultural heritage shared with other
people
Gender - ANSWER: the cultural differences that distinguish males from females
Glass Ceiling - ANSWER: attitudes and actions that block the promotion of women
and minorities into top management positions
, Assimilation - ANSWER: process in which people lose their cultural differences and
blend into a wider society
Ethics - ANSWER: standards that guide behaviors and let us know what is right and
wrong
Cultural lag - ANSWER: condition in which one part of a culture is not keeping pace
with another part
Cultural cruise control - ANSWER: we act as though our own values and beliefs are
universal
Diversity education - ANSWER: all the strategies that enable us to develop diversity
consciousness
Dimensions of Diversity - ANSWER: specific traits viewed as distinguishing one
person or group from another
Race - ANSWER: category of people who are perceived as physically distinctive on
the basis of certain traits, such as skin color, hair texture, or facial features
Social class - ANSWER: one's status in society
Role conflict - ANSWER: interference among the duties associated with the multiple
positions held by the individual
Values - ANSWER: refer to things that people view as important
Minorities - ANSWER: categories of people whose members are singled out and
denied equal power and opportunity in a larger society
Culture - ANSWER: refers to our way of life, including everything that is learned,
shared, and transmitted from one generation to the next
Cultural Landscape - ANSWER: referring to the different lifestyles, traditions, and
perspectives that can be found in the United States and throughout the world; both
fluid and complex
Monocultural - ANSWER: A single, homogeneous culture without diversity or
dissension
Success - ANSWER: process of achieving our goals, whatever they might be
Social Culture Theory - ANSWER: A perspective that focuses on the social and
cultural context of one's thought and actions
