Cultural Pluralism Quiz 1 terms

Multuculturalism

In American education, the movement to incorporate the traditions, history, and beliefs of the USA's non-European cultures into a traditionally mono cultural curriculum dominated by European thought and history

Culture

The overall system of values and traditions shared by a group of people.

Popular Culture

The segment of culture that incorporates the activities of everyday life including the consumption of goods and the production and enjoyment of mass-produced entertainments

Race

This term identifies a group of people seen as distinct from other groups because of their physical or genetic traits

Prejudice

An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason

Americaization

Process where an immigrant to the USA becomes a person who shares American values, beliefs, and customs and is merged into the American society

Ethnicity

Term that describes a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.

Culture Pluralism

Term used when smaller groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities, values, and practices. They are accepted by the wider culture provided they are consistent with the laws and values of the larger society

Dominant Culture

The group within a multicultural society society whose traditions, values, and beliefs are held to be normative

Cultural Assimilation

The interpenetration and fusion of ethnic minorities into the dominant culture