Module 3 Flashcards
True or False:
According to Henderson, blacks are less inclined than whites to share the space they work and live in.
False
Tanya is an African American. She is interested in the accuracy of global warming. She has two pieces of data, 1. a scientific study showing temperature changes across the globe, and 2. a qualitative study showing interviews with people of various ages from all over the world reporting on how weather has changed in their lifetime. According to Henderson, which study would she value more?
a. Study 1
b. Study 2
c. She would value both studies equally
b. Study 2
“Identity is negotiated” refers primarily to the idea that identity is:
a. created through communication
b. created in spurts
c. created by society
d. created by the individual
e. created by culture
a. created through communication
In the Judith Martin reading, “Understanding Whiteness in the United States”, Martin asserts that identities are both
a. dynamic and objective
b. dynamic and context-related
c. fixed and context-related
d. fixed and dynamic
b. dynamic and context-related
_____ is the leading cause of death among black Americans.
a. HIV/AIDS
b. gunshots
c. drug-related illness
d. stress-related illness
d. stress-related illness
see p. 51 in Henderson reading
Amelia joined a Chicano student group at her university, she spoke mostly Spanish outside of her classes, and she valued celebrating Mexican holidays and traditions. Although she is American, at this stage in her life she is strongly identifying more with her Chicano heritage. She lis likely in the ____ stage of identity development.
a. unexamined
b. conformity
c. resistance
d. integration
c. resistance
According to Henderson, Powell’s five levels of communication include:
a. chit chat, self-disclosure, revealing feelings, intimacy, and liking
b. sender, receiver, channel, message, feedback
c. openness, closedness, individuality, uniqueness, self-disclosure
d. clichés, facts, ideas, feelings, and self-disclosure
e. cliché conversation, reporting facts about others, ideas and judgments, feelings and emotions, sincere liking.
e. cliché conversation, reporting facts about others, ideas and judgments, feelings and emotions, sincere liking.
(see reading p. 70)
In which stage of white identity development are white people most likely to express feelings of superiority and/or resentment towards minorities?
a. active acceptance
b. resistance
c. passive acceptance
d. redefinition
a. active acceptance
Henderson claims that the majority of communication between blacks and whites takes place at the:
a. fifth level
b. fourth level
c. third level
d. second level
a. fifth level
True or False:
Labels are an essential part of how we view ourselves and others.
True
If an African American is deliberately contradicting stereotypes during a conversation with a Euro-centric white American, which communication improvement strategy is he or she using?
a. positive self-presentation
b. asserting one’s point of view
c. other-orientation
d. avoidance
a. positive self-presentation
Marty has an encapsulated identity. What does this mean in terms of how Marty might behave?
a. Marty thrives in her life at the margin of two different cultures.
b. Marty sees herself as a choice maker.
c. Marty is troubled by her status of living on the margin and feels torn between two groups.
d. Marty is neutral about her status of living on the margin and neither loves it or is bothered by it.
c. Marty is troubled by her status of living on the margin and feels torn between two groups.
“I love cheese, brats, and spotted cow” is a great example of the power of a _____ identity.
a. national
b. regional
c. ethnic
d. class
b. regional
True or False:
According to the readings on black identity, the primary goal in race relations is equality.
False
