Matching Quiz

Match the person with the concept of adolescence development with which he or she is associated.


1				Codirector of the Harvard Immigration Projects


2				A cross-cultural psychologist who argues that intimate contact reduces conflict between individuals from different ethnic backgrounds


3				Studied the effect on children of ethnic minority mothers' poverty and stress


4				Asian American researcher who studies prejudice and discrimination

Answer choices for questions 1 through 4

Match the following terms with their definitions.


5				Behavior, patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a particular group of people that are passed on from one generation to another


6				A dimension of culture based on cultural heritage, nationality, race, religion, and language


7				Tendency to favor one's own group over other groups


8				The absorption of ethnic minority groups into the dominant group


9				Cultural change that results from continuous, firsthand contact between two distinctive cultural groups


10				Assumes it is possible for an individual to know and understand two different cultures and alter their behavior to fit a social context


11				Promotes a pluralistic approach to understanding two or more cultures. Argues that people can maintain their distinctive identities while work with people from other cultures to meet common goals


12				Unjustified negative attitude toward an individual because of her or his membership in a group

Answer choices for questions 5 through 12