Chapter 10: Human Diversity

another term for human diversity is

a. independence

b. social autonomy

c. cultural diversity

d. existentialism

c

all of the following are considered cultures except

a. hmong

b. native american

c. slovakian

d. floridian

d

to preform effectively and compassionately as a radiologic sciences professional, it is important to understand the areas of human cultural diversity. These may include

1. social organization

2. phobias

3. symbolism

4. space

5. time

6. communication

a. 1,3,4 and 6 only

b. 1,2,3 and 5 only

c. 1,4,5 and 6 only

d. 2,3 and 6 only

c

a social organization that seeks to understand and accept peoples from diverse backgrounds through policies and procedures, communication media, activities, and so on, in an effort to achieve a positive cross cultural enviornment, is seeking to achieve

a. consensus

b. cultural competency

c. social autonomy

d. segregation

b

you are working as a radiographer in a small community hospital. As you get on the elevator to ride up to the cafeteria for your morning break, you are joined by a group of people who are quite vocal about skin tone and dialect of the doctor that is taking care of one of their family members. This group inherently demonsrates a group

a. consortium

b. consensus

c. bias

d. assimilation

c

which of the following would not reflect a human diversity characteristic

a. disability

b. gender

c. occupation

d. race

c

as you are enjoying a light breakfast in a local coffee shop, a small group sits down at an adjacent table. As they talk, you overhear them making derogatory statements about people who are obese. Comments such as " i cant believe people eat so much" and " how can they let themselves get that way" are typical of the conversation. One group member openly states. " why cant they be like us, fit and trim " dont they understand what they are doing to their bodies?" This group is

a. ethnocentrisim

b. assimilation

c. biculturalsim

d. racism

a

according to the 2010 U.S census, more than 40% of the population was 60 years old and older. This age class of citizens represents a very large population that will have a significant impact on the country with regard to economics, politics, health care, employment, and so on. This group is collectively referred to as ______ and the country will undoubtedly change in many ways to accomodate these valued members of society

a. generation X

b. millennials

c. baby boomers

d. postwar citizens

c

it is safe to conclude that in the years ahread, the U.S population will

a. become less ethinically diverse

b. demonstrate a younger average age

c. require a more diverse health care labor force

d. become more of a single linguistic society

c

in the process of preparing a Hmong patient for an interventional procedure, you discover the patient speaks no english. She has no family members with her and was escorted down by hospital transport. A necessary part of the examination is for the patient to complete an informed consent document. An effective strategy you could use to accomplish this would be:

a. speaking slowly and delibertly in english and showing the patient where to sing the document

b. trying to act out the intent of the document through demonstration and modeling

c. asking a coworker to witness your explination of the document and the patients signature

d. delaying the procedure until a hospital translator can be present during the explination

d

the americans with disabilities act of 1990 provides for all of the following conditions except

a. employers must give preference to those with disabilities

b. legal protection agaisnt discrimmination because of physical or mental disability

c. institutions must make reasonable accomodations for all individuals

d. guarantees basic human rights to persons with a disability

a

the commitment to cultural diversity is an integral part of the medical imaging profession as evidenced by official position statements from the American Society of Radiologic technologists ( ASRT ). In continuing effort to broaden the professions human diversity, a well known student scholarship is available, known as the _____ scholarship

a ED jerman

b. GE minority Merit

c. royce osborne minority student

d. clarence dally diversity

c

to protect the human rights of people with disabilities, four essential core values of human rights were recoginized by the 1993 vienna declaration for human rights. These core values are

a. freedom of speech, assembly, bote and travel

b. solidarity, dignity, autonomy and equality

c. religion, expression, employment and education

d. integrity, justice, due process and appeal

b

for a medical imaging department manager, reasonable efforts to improve human diversity in the department would include all of the following except

a. multilingual signage throughout the department

b. requiring staff to attend diversity in services

c. participating in an effective resource pool of interpreters

d. requiring all department employees to speak a second language

d

a native born latino individual who has moved to the US and successfully blended into local community activities, such as work, church, school and volunteering without losing his native culture demonstrates

a. dual bias

b. biculturalism

c. assimilation

d. ethnocentrism

b

valuable traits of the U.S mainstream culture include which of the following

1. strong work ethic

2. efficiency

3. travel and mobility

4. tolerance and patience

5. individualism

6. capitalism

7. competition

a. 1,2,4 and 6 only

b. 1,3,4,5 and 7 only

c. 1, 2, 5 and 7 only

d. 2, 4,5,6 and 7 only

c

it is illegal to deny an individual the opportunity to advance professionally through employment because of

a. gender

b. techical skills

c. daycare needs

d. personal hygiene

a

the #metoo movement gained momentum socially in 2017 in the united states. A key expectation of this changing attitude is that

a. women will better understand their role as mothers and homemakers

b. male employees will have equal access to female restrooms

c. men are expected to intervene to prevent sexual harassment

d. none of the above

c

an ethnic group that would place a cultural core value on the sacredness of the earth and its waters, clean air, wildlife and foliage would most likely be

a. native american

b. latino

c. mexican american

d. european american

a

a persons hair color and texture as well as his or her skin conidtion would be an example of what area of human diversity

a. social hierachy

b. mental and physical ability

c. biologic variations

d. regional ethnicity

c