Activity for the book My Psychology

Chapter App 10.1: Multiculturalism

Use your experience with the app in Chapter App 10.1: Multiculturalism or view this video overview to answer the questions.

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Serge is taking a business trip from his home in Texas to Uganda, and he is using the Culture Guide app to get an overview of some of the customs and cultural differences that he can expect. However, he also understands that the broad cultural tendencies won’t be reflected in every Ugandan person he meets. This ability to recognize cultural norms while also remaining open to individual differences is known as .
In Ana’s view, the customs and history described in apps like Culture Guide are part of the unique strengths and virtues that each culture possesses. This viewpoint aligns with which of the four stages of multiculturalism?
The Culture Guide app provides a wealth of information on a country’s values, attitudes, and customs, but within any given society, diversity variables (such as education, income, sexual orientation, or ethnic background) exist in different combinations in different people. What term do psychologists use to describe the combination of different diversity factors?
While preparing for a trip, Devi reads that, due to economic instability in the region, the country she is traveling to has taken in a high number of migrants in recent years. The process of figuring out how to manage life in a new culture, while maintaining bits of your old culture, is known as .
Akiko and her family are moving from their home in Japan to the United Arab Emirates, two countries which, according to the Culture Guide app, differ significantly in terms of customs and values. Which acculturation strategy would be most likely to produce the most acculturative stress for Akiko and her family?