RAD 100 - Ch 10 Human Diversity - Review Questions

Human diversity consists of characteristics associated with:

a. age.

b. ethnicity.

c. gender.

d. lifestyle.

e. all of the above.

e. all of the above.

Individuals born between 1981 and 1995 are generally referred to as:

a. the baby boom generation

b. generation X

c. generation Y

d. the lost generation

c. generation Y

Over the next three decades, which of the following age groups is expected to be the fastest-growing segment of the population?

a. 35+

b. 55+

c. 65+

d. 75+

e. 85+

e. 85+

Which one of the following does not relate to a person's ethnicity?

a. dress

b. language

c. religion

d. race

a. dress

Which of the following is not one of the ways that culturally different individuals have interacted with the US majority culture in the past?

a. assimilation

b. biculturalism

c. multiculturalism

d. a and b

e. b and c

e. b and c

Government statutes to protect people from discrimination are based on:

a. ethnicity or race.

b. disability.

c. age.

d. all of the above.

e. none of the above.

d. all of the above.

Sexual orientation regards an individual's designation as any of the following EXCEPT:

a. asexuality.

b. bisexuality.

c. heterosexuality.

d. homosexuality.

a. asexuality.

Approximately what percentage of the world's population has some type of disability?

a. 5

b. 10

c. 15

d. 20

b. 10

Which of the following is considered the most profound step that the United States has ever undertaken to prevent discrimination toward people with a disability?

a. The Civil Rights Act of 1964

b. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

c. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

d. The Human Rights Declaration of 1999

c. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Of the following, which one is not considered an element that may contribute to the ability of an organization to become culturally competent?

a. valuing diversity

b. institutionalizing cultural knowledge

c. possessing the capacity for cultural self-assessment

d. ignoring cultural norms and values

e. developing of adaptations for the delivery of services that reflect an understanding of a multicultural environment

d. ignoring cultural norms and values