EDU 204 Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Rated A+
Equality - Answers a state of being equal, such that one cultural group is not inferior or superior to
another, and all groups have access to the same benefits of society, regardless of their group
membership
students of color - Answers children or youth who are not racially identified as white
Differs from region to region - Answers Racial and ethnic diversity of public schools
Students of color - Answers Account for over half of the student population in Western and Southern
states
Hispanic - Answers More than 40% of the public school students in western states are..
Asian American/Pacific Islander - Answers 10% of the public school students in western states are..
African-American - Answers Nearly 25% of the public school students in southern states are..
Students of color - Answers Are the majority in most of the nation's largest school districts, with only 1
in 4 students being white across 100 largest districts.
White students - Answers 1/4 across 100 largest districts
Recent immigrants - Answers Schools are required to have programs that help these students learn both
the subjects being taught and English. They speak a language other than English at home.
New waves of immigrants from around the globe have brought with them religions that are unfamiliar
to many US citizens. - Answers During the past 40 years...
Curriculum - Answers a sequence of courses offered by educational institutions
Values - Answers qualities or principles that are considered desirable and important
The holidays to be celebrated must be considered, along with religious codes related to the curriculum,
school lunches, interactions of boys and girls, and student clothing. - Answers Diverse religious and
cultural beliefs can raise challenges for educators in some communities:
the school's approaches to teaching and learning or accept the public school's secular values as being
appropriate for their families. - Answers Though immigrant parents generally value education for their
children, they do not always agree with...
had income below the poverty level in 2013 - Answers 14% of the US pop...
75% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. - Answers Nearly 1 in 5 students attend
a high-poverty school in which more than..
,African-American, American Indian, and Latino students - Answers are more likely than other students
to attend high-poverty schools
Multicultural education - Answers an educational construct in which students' cultures are integrated
into the curriculum, instruction, and classroom and school environment; it supports and extends the
concepts of culture, diversity, equality, social justice, and democracy into the school setting.
Social justice - Answers a philosophy that expects citizens to provide for persons in society who are not
as advantaged as others
Democracy - Answers a government in which power is vested in the people and exercised by them
directly or indirectly through elected representatives
Culture - Answers *Defines who we are
•Influences our knowledge, beliefs, and values
•Imposes order and meaning on our experiences
•Provides the blueprint that determines the way we think, feel, and behave
•Is learned, adapted, and dynamic
•Allows us to predict how others of the same culture will behave in certain circumstances
(DI-IP-IA)
English common law - Answers The legal system is derived from
France/England - Answers The political system of democratic election comes from
White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs) - Answers Have had a major historical influence on the judicial
system, schools, social welfare, and businesses that affect many aspects of our lives.
individualism - Answers The overpowering value of the dominant culture is
individualism - Answers characterized by the belief that every individual is his or her own master, is in
control of his or her own destiny, and will advance or regress in society based only on his or her own
efforts.
, Freedom - Answers defined by the dominant culture as not having others determine our values, ideas or
behaviors
Subcultures - Answers groups within a society that are connected to cultural group memberships such as
gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, exceptionalities, language,
and age
Subsocieties - Answers groups within a society such as punk, gangs, skinheads, or hippies that have
developed their own values, attitudes, and behaviors, which are different from the norm and often not
acceptable to the dominant cultural group
Cultural pluralism - Answers the maintenance of cultures as parallel and equal to the dominant culture
in a society.
New York City - Answers Little Italy, Chinatown, Harlem, Brighton Beach
Assimilation - Answers occurs when the group's distinctive cultural patterns either become part of the
dominant culture or disappear as the group adopts the dominant culture.
Structural assimilation - Answers occurs when the predominant group (WASP) shares primary
relationships with a second group, including membership in social clubs, intermarriage, and equal
benefits in society.
Voluntary immigrants - Answers immigrants who chose to emigrate from their native countries.
Involuntary immigrants - Answers immigrants who did not choose to emigrate from their native
countries but were forced to leave or were captured and transported by others. Many involuntary
immigrant families have been in this country for centuries and yet have not been allowed to assimilate
at the structural level because of long-term discrimination.
Ethnocentrism - Answers the inability to view other cultures as equally viable alternatives for organizing
reality
Cultural relativism - Answers the principle that a person's way of behaving and thinking should be
understood by others from that person's own culture.
1.In the dominant culture at work or school and
2.In their family's culture at home and in the community - Answers Many members of oppressed groups
are forced to become bicultural, operating
students are forced to adjust to or act like middle-class white students if they are to be academically
successful. - Answers Because most schools reflect the dominant culture,
Equality - Answers a state of being equal, such that one cultural group is not inferior or superior to
another, and all groups have access to the same benefits of society, regardless of their group
membership
students of color - Answers children or youth who are not racially identified as white
Differs from region to region - Answers Racial and ethnic diversity of public schools
Students of color - Answers Account for over half of the student population in Western and Southern
states
Hispanic - Answers More than 40% of the public school students in western states are..
Asian American/Pacific Islander - Answers 10% of the public school students in western states are..
African-American - Answers Nearly 25% of the public school students in southern states are..
Students of color - Answers Are the majority in most of the nation's largest school districts, with only 1
in 4 students being white across 100 largest districts.
White students - Answers 1/4 across 100 largest districts
Recent immigrants - Answers Schools are required to have programs that help these students learn both
the subjects being taught and English. They speak a language other than English at home.
New waves of immigrants from around the globe have brought with them religions that are unfamiliar
to many US citizens. - Answers During the past 40 years...
Curriculum - Answers a sequence of courses offered by educational institutions
Values - Answers qualities or principles that are considered desirable and important
The holidays to be celebrated must be considered, along with religious codes related to the curriculum,
school lunches, interactions of boys and girls, and student clothing. - Answers Diverse religious and
cultural beliefs can raise challenges for educators in some communities:
the school's approaches to teaching and learning or accept the public school's secular values as being
appropriate for their families. - Answers Though immigrant parents generally value education for their
children, they do not always agree with...
had income below the poverty level in 2013 - Answers 14% of the US pop...
75% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. - Answers Nearly 1 in 5 students attend
a high-poverty school in which more than..
,African-American, American Indian, and Latino students - Answers are more likely than other students
to attend high-poverty schools
Multicultural education - Answers an educational construct in which students' cultures are integrated
into the curriculum, instruction, and classroom and school environment; it supports and extends the
concepts of culture, diversity, equality, social justice, and democracy into the school setting.
Social justice - Answers a philosophy that expects citizens to provide for persons in society who are not
as advantaged as others
Democracy - Answers a government in which power is vested in the people and exercised by them
directly or indirectly through elected representatives
Culture - Answers *Defines who we are
•Influences our knowledge, beliefs, and values
•Imposes order and meaning on our experiences
•Provides the blueprint that determines the way we think, feel, and behave
•Is learned, adapted, and dynamic
•Allows us to predict how others of the same culture will behave in certain circumstances
(DI-IP-IA)
English common law - Answers The legal system is derived from
France/England - Answers The political system of democratic election comes from
White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs) - Answers Have had a major historical influence on the judicial
system, schools, social welfare, and businesses that affect many aspects of our lives.
individualism - Answers The overpowering value of the dominant culture is
individualism - Answers characterized by the belief that every individual is his or her own master, is in
control of his or her own destiny, and will advance or regress in society based only on his or her own
efforts.
, Freedom - Answers defined by the dominant culture as not having others determine our values, ideas or
behaviors
Subcultures - Answers groups within a society that are connected to cultural group memberships such as
gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, exceptionalities, language,
and age
Subsocieties - Answers groups within a society such as punk, gangs, skinheads, or hippies that have
developed their own values, attitudes, and behaviors, which are different from the norm and often not
acceptable to the dominant cultural group
Cultural pluralism - Answers the maintenance of cultures as parallel and equal to the dominant culture
in a society.
New York City - Answers Little Italy, Chinatown, Harlem, Brighton Beach
Assimilation - Answers occurs when the group's distinctive cultural patterns either become part of the
dominant culture or disappear as the group adopts the dominant culture.
Structural assimilation - Answers occurs when the predominant group (WASP) shares primary
relationships with a second group, including membership in social clubs, intermarriage, and equal
benefits in society.
Voluntary immigrants - Answers immigrants who chose to emigrate from their native countries.
Involuntary immigrants - Answers immigrants who did not choose to emigrate from their native
countries but were forced to leave or were captured and transported by others. Many involuntary
immigrant families have been in this country for centuries and yet have not been allowed to assimilate
at the structural level because of long-term discrimination.
Ethnocentrism - Answers the inability to view other cultures as equally viable alternatives for organizing
reality
Cultural relativism - Answers the principle that a person's way of behaving and thinking should be
understood by others from that person's own culture.
1.In the dominant culture at work or school and
2.In their family's culture at home and in the community - Answers Many members of oppressed groups
are forced to become bicultural, operating
students are forced to adjust to or act like middle-class white students if they are to be academically
successful. - Answers Because most schools reflect the dominant culture,
