Cultural Appreciation in Lifelong Learning

Directions: The following statements relate to cultural appreciation. For each statement, select the one answer that best fits you. Continue this process until you learn your group name and the description of your group.

In our society:

Inherent forces such as oppression and racial discrimination are firmly rooted in the social structure.

Individual actions rather than social forces determine people's social situation.

 

 





























 

I believe that:

Mainstream traditional values of the social structure limit multicultural groups.

Mainstream traditional values offer some usefulness to multicultural groups.

 





























I feel that:

My knowledge of cultural issues is somewhat limited.

Too much attention has been directed toward multicultural or minority issues.































You are in Group 1

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   Group 1: Those in Group 1 enthusiastically embrace cultural diversity. They feel that societal forces are firmly established that are often repressive to culturally diverse groups. They are very familiar with the impact and operations of oppression and realize that racial discrimination is deeply rooted in society. They understand the role culture has played in the development of an identity and worldview of those in culturally diverse groups.

Is this description of Group 1 fairly accurate in describing you? Yes     No  

The other groups are:

Group 2: Those in Group 2 appreciate cultural diversity and feel that societal forces have greatly impacted and have limited opportunities for culturally diverse groups. They understand the role culture has played in the development of an identity and worldview of those in culturally diverse groups but believe that culturally diverse groups can benefit from assuming some mainstream traditional values.

Group 3: Those in Group 3 support individualism and have a limited knowledge of cultural issues. They believe that the individual rather than societal forces is the major factor influencing a person's social situation. They do not believe that forces such as oppression and racism are deeply rooted in society and are not aware of many institutional barriers that restrict minority groups. They accept mainstream traditional values. They acknowledge that they have very little knowledge of ways for various ethnic groups to adopt the cultural traits of other groups, but they are aware that being born a minority in this society brings with it far more challenges than faced by White people.

Group 4: Those in Group 4 strongly support individualism rather than cultural diversity. They strongly believe that the individual rather than societal forces is the major factor influencing a person's social situation. They do not believe that forces such as oppression and racism are deeply rooted in society, and they feel that far too much attention has been directed toward multicultural or minority issues in society. They are somewhat aware that being born a minority in this society brings with it more challenges than faced by White people and have some knowledge of ways for various ethnic groups to adopt the cultural traits of other groups. Despite this awareness and knowledge, they reject concepts related to cultural diversity and firmly believe that people should marry within their own race.

 





























 

You are in Group 2

Group 2: Those in Group 2 appreciate cultural diversity and feel that societal forces have greatly impacted and have limited opportunities for culturally diverse groups. They understand the role culture has played in the development of an identity and worldview of those in culturally diverse groups but believe that culturally diverse groups can benefit from assuming some mainstream traditional values.

Is this description of Group 2 fairly accurate in describing you? Yes     No  

The other groups are:

Group 1: Those in Group 1 enthusiastically embrace cultural diversity. They feel that societal forces are firmly established that are often repressive to culturally diverse groups. They are very familiar with the impact and operations of oppression and realize that racial discrimination is deeply rooted in society. They understand the role culture has played in the development of an identity and worldview of those in culturally diverse groups.

Group 3: Those in Group 3 support individualism and have a limited knowledge of cultural issues. They believe that the individual rather than societal forces is the major factor influencing a person's social situation. They do not believe that forces such as oppression and racism are deeply rooted in society and are not aware of many institutional barriers that restrict minority groups. They accept mainstream traditional values. They acknowledge that they have very little knowledge of ways for various ethnic groups to adopt the cultural traits of other groups, but they are aware that being born a minority in this society brings with it far more challenges than faced by White people.

Group 4: Those in Group 4 strongly support individualism rather than cultural diversity. They strongly believe that the individual rather than societal forces is the major factor influencing a person's social situation. They do not believe that forces such as oppression and racism are deeply rooted in society, and they feel that far too much attention has been directed toward multicultural or minority issues in society. They are somewhat aware that being born a minority in this society brings with it more challenges than faced by White people and have some knowledge of ways for various ethnic groups to adopt the cultural traits of other groups. Despite this awareness and knowledge, they reject concepts related to cultural diversity and firmly believe that people should marry within their own race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are in Group 3

Group 3: Those in Group 3 support individualism and have a limited knowledge of cultural issues. They believe that the individual rather than societal forces is the major factor influencing a person's social situation. They do not believe that forces such as oppression and racism are deeply rooted in society and are not aware of many institutional barriers that restrict minority groups. They accept mainstream traditional values. They acknowledge that they have very little knowledge of ways for various ethnic groups to adopt the cultural traits of other groups, but they are aware that being born a minority in this society brings with it far more challenges than faced by White people.

Is this description of Group 3 fairly accurate in describing you? Yes     No  

 

The other groups are:

Group 1: Those in Group 1 enthusiastically embrace cultural diversity. They feel that societal forces are firmly established that are often repressive to culturally diverse groups. They are very familiar with the impact and operations of oppression and realize that racial discrimination is deeply rooted in society. They understand the role culture has played in the development of an identity and worldview of those in culturally diverse groups.

Group 2: Those in Group 2 appreciate cultural diversity and feel that societal forces have greatly impacted and have limited opportunities for culturally diverse groups. They understand the role culture has played in the development of an identity and worldview of those in culturally diverse groups but believe that culturally diverse groups can benefit from assuming some mainstream traditional values.

Group 4: Those in Group 4 strongly support individualism rather than cultural diversity. They strongly believe that the individual rather than societal forces is the major factor influencing a person's social situation. They do not believe that forces such as oppression and racism are deeply rooted in society, and they feel that far too much attention has been directed toward multicultural or minority issues in society. They are somewhat aware that being born a minority in this society brings with it more challenges than faced by White people and have some knowledge of ways for various ethnic groups to adopt the cultural traits of other groups. Despite this awareness and knowledge, they reject concepts related to cultural diversity and firmly believe that people should marry within their own race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are in Group 4

Group 4: Those in Group 4 strongly support individualism rather than cultural diversity. They strongly believe that the individual rather than societal forces is the major factor influencing a person's social situation. They do not believe that forces such as oppression and racism are deeply rooted in society, and they feel that far too much attention has been directed toward multicultural or minority issues in society. They are somewhat aware that being born a minority in this society brings with it more challenges than faced by White people and have some knowledge of ways for various ethnic groups to adopt the cultural traits of other groups. Despite this awareness and knowledge, they reject concepts related to cultural diversity and firmly believe that people should marry within their own race.

Is this description of Group 4 fairly accurate in describing you? Yes     No  

The other groups are:

Group 1: Those in Group 1 enthusiastically embrace cultural diversity. They feel that societal forces are firmly established that are often repressive to culturally diverse groups. They are very familiar with the impact and operations of oppression and realize that racial discrimination is deeply rooted in society. They understand the role culture has played in the development of an identity and worldview of those in culturally diverse groups.

Group 2: Those in Group 2 appreciate cultural diversity and feel that societal forces have greatly impacted and have limited opportunities for culturally diverse groups. They understand the role culture has played in the development of an identity and worldview of those in culturally diverse groups but believe that culturally diverse groups can benefit from assuming some mainstream traditional values.

Group 3: Those in Group 3 support individualism and have a limited knowledge of cultural issues. They believe that the individual rather than societal forces is the major factor influencing a person's social situation. They do not believe that forces such as oppression and racism are deeply rooted in society and are not aware of many institutional barriers that restrict minority groups. They accept mainstream traditional values. They acknowledge that they have very little knowledge of ways for various ethnic groups to adopt the cultural traits of other groups, but they are aware that being born a minority in this society brings with it far more challenges than faced by White people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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