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Multicultural

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Question	Answer
Define Culture	The shared beliefs, traditions and values of a group of people.
this is a classification that distinguishes groups of people from one another based on physical characteristics, a person's biological attributes	Race
A term sometimes confused with race, is the social definition of groups of people based on shared ancestry and culture, includes race and customs, nationality, language and heritage	ethnicity
T/F. Culture is static	FALSE cultures is multifaceted and dynamic, ever changing
T/F. The term immigrant and refugee mean the same thing	FALSE- imigrant is used to describe and individual who enters a country with the intention of becoming a permanent resident. Refugee is used to describe an individual who flees a country because of fear of persecution
Describe two difficulties commonly experienced by imigrant/refugee students and their families. How might we as professionals help these students and their families to deal with these difficulties	1. Experienced trauma when leaving their native country-use writing and drawing as therapy. 2. They make less money and are uninsured-provide them with information about local services
Professionals are likely to encounter families who discipline their children in ways that are considered abusive in the US. How can proffesionals respectfully support these families as they transition into US cultural expectations	Inform them that children who are not physically disciplined tend to do better in school. Give them other behavioral management techniques
Describe three ways in which professionals can increase their cultural competence	Visit students at home, team up with local cultural community who can act as an interpreter. Consider value system of family when setting goals, learn to pronounce and use students actual name.
Describe three way professionals can help immigrant/refugee students and their families	Put them in contact with services and or someone form similar culture. Help students express their feelings through art and writing. Let immigrant studnts acquire pracicle skills like reading a bus schedule. Help families find support programs for english
T/F Multicultural students in public schools are eligible for special education if their primary problem is limited profficiency in the English language	False
A good way to increase one's competence is to attend social events sponsored by various cultural groups.	True
Immigrant families from middle and upper class backgrounds in their home countries generally experience a similar or higher level of success in the US	False
In immigrant/refugee famlies, older persons who do not speak English are very grateful that their children speak English and are able to take care of tasks such as paying the utility bills	False
Highly trained immigrants generally are able to find jobs in the US that are comparable to jobs they had in their home countries	False
Some families may find it painful to discuss the past when efforts are made to obtain case histories	TRUE
Families experiencing the bicultural level of acculturation retain strong ties with the culture of origin and successfully adapt to the new culture as well	TRUE
Which one of these factors does not tend to impact a famly's acculaturation into US? A. Urban vs. rural background. B. Education leve. C. Neighborhood of redience and peer group. D. Length of residence in area or E. Number of times church is attended?	E. Number of times church is attended
Define the four level of acculturation:	Traditional:Don't adapt to new culture, adhere solely to native culture. Marginal:adapt minimally. Acculturaed: adapt to new culture lose some paramaters of their culture of origin. Bicultural: retain strong ties with culture successfuly adapt new culture
Difficulties commonly experience by immigrants and refugees include the following:	Forced repatriation is feared, Students who have had servants in their native countries are often considered "immature" and "dependent" by teachers, Separation from family members may make it difficult for them to function in society
When working with immigrant refugee students and families it is helpful for professional to do what?	Ask immigrant/refugees students to provide information about their home language culture and experiences living in various countries and situations, help families connect with local support networks consiting of person form their own culture
On November 29, 1990 President H. George Bush signed the Immigration act of 1990 This reform restricted annual immigration in the US to 500,000	FALSE, 700,000
List and describe three muslim values/practices that differ from those of mainstream Americans. WHy is it important for professionals to be aware of these values/practices?	The woman is protector, they need to for both religious and cultural reason cover and dress modestly, the man has the last word. First and second cousin in marriage is preferred in rural andnomadic muslim commun. Quantity add wealth remains in family
When you provide service delivery to confucianism students what are two important things to keep in mind	The role of woman is primarily maternal. Individualism is de-emphasized they often conform to people in superior positions. Girls are of less importance then male heirs.
Major tenents of Budhism	Buddha mans enlightened one, Karma means that our destiny determined by ones past life. Reincarnation repeated cycle of being born int he world as we know it. Nirvana divine state that liberates one from cycle of reincarnation.
List six values that are important to Muslims	Marriage, no extramarital sex. Woman takes care of house, woman dress moderately, not supposed to drink alcohol or use drugs, do not eat port or eat anything during month of .. encourages mothers to breastfeed
How might some Budhist families regard suggestions for intervention? What might either attitude be when a professional recommends placement in a special education program	They believe that any problem is Karma and that they must deal with any punishment they get, That any way to change this is to cheat karma
T/F Follower of Confuscious believe that child's third fifth and seventh birthdays are extremely important	FALSE
T/F THe religous group that often dicourages anthorpomorphism is the muslims	TRUE
When professionals meet with Muslim families, questions should be addressed primarily to the mother beause she is the family caretaker	FALSE
Confucianism has been especially influential in Japanese Chinese and Vietnamese Culture	TRUE
Buddhist families may resits intervetion efforts because they believe that a child with a disability will reincarnated into a whole form in the next life	TRUE
Many confucians may out of respect for authority say what the professional wants to hear wihtout any intention of following thorugh on the professional's recommendations	True
Follower of confucianism believe that heirarchy is natural and that it is very important in governing human relationships	TRUE
The philosophy that underlys the belief that a persons fate or destiny in this life is determined by what happened in a previous life is called	Karma
Shtoism is a religion that is practiced widely in	Japan
When working with Muslim families it is important to remember the following:	Women dress modestly because theortically this modest dress symbolizes their role as mother and guardians of the family Family ties are extremely important and extended families are common
T/F Girls are encouraged to get an education to have good attendance and to participate in intervention if special learning needs are identified	TRUE
T/F Family members may believe that disabilites are caused by the actions of the child's parents, female professionals may not be allowed to work with male clients and vice versa,	TRUE
Yousef a Muslim 12 year old male has been diagnosed as having a language learning disability. What will NOT be appropriate?	Shaking the father's hand warmly upon meeting him. Believe that Yousef's famiy will view intervention as the will of Allah. Telling the family that Yousef will receive intervention from a female speech language pathologist in a one to one situation
Yousef a Muslim 12 year old male has been diagnosed as having a language learning disability. What will be appropriate?	Addressing primarily the father during the meeting.
What are four good qualities of communication form an Anglo European American perspective?	Americans like assertiveness, other cultures may view as disrespectful. Americans should nod and make eye contact. Most americans get to the point immediately with no small talk. Americans tend to speak informally addressing others by first name
What are three mainstream US values that you consider important to maintain. Why?	Equal rights among races, this should continue to improve, change highly valued this will only help change equality. Privacy for individuals, I like to be alone, my home is sacred to myself and my family.
What are three stereotypes about mainstream Americans that you find particularly offensive?	Americans do not frown on premarital sex, Americans want to control the world, Americands do not value their families. These bother me because I don't feel like they reflect myself or many of the people I know.
Describe four mainstream Anglo American communication behaviors that might be viewed as inappropriate by indivduals from other cultural backgrounds.	We use first name to be friendly, this is informal, other cultures like formality. We get straight to the point wihtout time to show interest in individual We don't like personal questions, not offensive to other cultures. We make direct eye contact.
T/F. Members of most cultural groups appreciate the fact that Americans are informal and address other using their first names	FALSE
Ehnocentrism is the view that members of one's own culture do things the right way. All other ways of doing something are unnatural, inferior, may be even barbaric	TRUE
Anglo European Americans generally believe that the extended family should care for children and elderly. they would be dismayed at the thought of sending family members to day care settings or convalescent homes	FALSE
Anglo European Americans tend to value being indirect, diplomatic and subtle in interactions with others	FALSE
Americans are often stereotyped as having weak family values	TRUE
Anglo European American professionals appreciate the fact that multicultural clients usually carry out intervention recommendations with speed and efficiency	FALSE
American females who work as professionals might be angered if not accepted as professionals by men from other cultural groups	TRUE
T/F Most Anglo Americans are protestants or catholics, they value directness and assertiveness in communication, they value change and plan for the future, they believe in privacy for the individual	TRUE
T/F Anglo European Americans believe that "children should be children" and allowed to develop at a relaxed pace	FALSE
T/F Anglo European American medical practitioners tend to separate illness of the body and mind	TRUE
T/F The following are stereotypes of Americans, Americans are rich, morally decadent and superficial	TRUE
T/F The following are stereotypes of Americans Americans love soccer, americans are too strict with their children and need to allow their children much more freedom	FALSE
T/F American medicine relies greatly on technology most Anglo European Americans believe that factors such as genetics, truama disease and teratogens can cause disabilities	TRUE
T/F Most disabilities affecting learning can be treated using medication	FALSE
T/F most Anglo Euroopeans view standing approximately two feet apart during conversations maintaining a manner of openness, friendliness and informality during interactions and making eye contact are acceptable communication behaviors	TRUE
T/F Asking others personal questions about their age, salary and marital statues, beginning a meeting or business interaction with lengthy personal chit-chat to help all parties feel comfortable before business is addressed is acceptable	FALSE
T/F AAE is only spoken by African Americans	FALSE
T/F AAE is substandard form of mainstream american english	FALSE
T/F AAE needs to be eradicated so that children can learn the language that is used in school	FALSE
T/F Speakers of AAE can be adequately assessed with standardized tests of intelligence, language etc. if a representative sample is included in the norming population	FALSE
Briefly describe factors in the history of African Americans in the United States that have led to feelings of anger and mistrust towards anglo americans	Most were forcibly taken form home and brought as slaves. Many have the same education but less pay as whites. Continue to feel discrimination
List characteristics that are common to many African American families. What values do many of them hold regarding child-rearing?	Men and women hold equal responsiblity in child rearing. Importance is put in group not individual effort. Families value obedience and respect to elderly/age
Describe educational barriers that African American students may experience when they attend traditional US schools	AAE may be seen as a disorder, their styles of communication may be viewed as aggressive or offensive or may be thought to have ADHD. AAE is believed to be inferior to MAE. If students are taught when to use AAE then its not a barrier.
Describe some alternatives to using traditional standardized tests with African American students who have potential language impairments	Take language sample representative to a normal day. Not just testing time. Judge inteligibility and use non-word repitition tests. C-unit instead of mean length of utterance to judge language
T/F AAE is a substandard of the English language characterized primarily by limited use of grammatical rules	FALSE
T/F AA students who interrupt others during conversations typically have significant pragmatic language difficulties or internalized feelings of anger	FALSe
AA mothers from low socio econoimc backgrounds tend to interact with their infants and small children differently that AA mothers from middle income backgrounds	FALSE
T/F when collecting case history information, one must remember that AA infants are often slower to develop gross motor skills than infants form other ethnic groups	FALSE
A speaker of AAE who said "HE do like to play with the other kid" is showing signs of a difference not a disorder	TRUE
Sickle cell disease in AA has been associated with sensoirneural hearing loss	TRUE
When speakers of AAE tell stories they tend to use a topic-associating style characterized by structured discourse on a single topic	FALSE
T/F Many AA students respond best to intervention methods that incorporate many kineshthetic and auditory cues, include AA music history and cultural materials and are fast-paced and varied.	TRUE
What intervention methods do AA students often not respond well to?	Require that they sit still and demonstrate "good' behavior, allow students to receive individual therapy so they get one to one attention from an adult.
Which of the following are recommended as nonbiased valid assessments of the comm. skills of speakers of AAE? Language Samples, analysis of c-units, mean length of utterance norm referenced tests standardized on a national sample sentence repitition	Language samples, and Analysis of C-unit
What would be inappropriate in service delivery to AA students and their families?	Giving students nicknames to help them feel special calling family members by their first names to establish a cordial comfortable relationship.
What would be considered appropriate in service delivery to AA students and their families?	Helping families develop strategies for reading and telling stories to their children, asking for the parents consent to conduct an assessment expecting the student to answer questions that can be answered by the parent.
What are two language interaction patterns commonly observed between parents and children in spanish speaking homes that differ from interaction patterns commonly observed in mainstream english speaking homes.	Children often learn through observation/hands on experience rather then through verbal interaction with adults. In many homes parents do not verbalize about ongoing events they don't realize actions to words.
What are the goals of this course?	Become aware of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, prepare appropriate assessment and management for CLD clients
What is difference between culture race and ethnicity?	culture: beliefs race: physical characteristics ethnicity: origin- shared ancestry and culture
What is difference between immigrant and refugee?	Immigrant intention of becoming a permanent resident Refugee, flees another country because of fear of religous persecution.
Define ethnocentrism and cultural relativism	ethnocentrism: viewpoint of my own culture as the right way cultural relativism: viewpoint that other ways of doing things are equally valid
Level of locks model of acculturation	Traditional: no acculturation Marginal: some assimilation into new culture. Acculturated-lose native culture. and Bi-cultural
How do religious beliefs and practices have an impact on therapy and service delivery?	Can affect if they can come or not if it is on a holiday. Different beliefs about causes and origin.
T/F Cultural sensitivity can help prevent a breakdown in the relationship between clients and professionals	TRUE
What are some features of AAE?	use of double negatives.
T/F an accent or dialect means the words we use and how we use them it doesn't mean slang	TRUE
Describe two characteristics relating to family life and two characteristics relating to the educational experiences of many hispanic students in the us\	Marriage often means beginning a family, time to have children. Families are indulgent and permissive to children. Father is generally authority figure. Migrant workers are sporadically educated may miss large areas of content Hispanic children drop out
personalismo	emphasis on interpersonal relations, behaviors that convey personalismo incclude loyalty, honesty, generosity, hospitality and willingness to help others.
Believing that all people especially elders deserve to be treated with courtesy and dignity	respecto
This is important to hispanics who strive to present themselves with dignity	dignidad
Those who learn spanish first and english later often through activities of daily living in spanish and were required to interact in English later in school	sequential
systematically exposed to both spanish and english from birth, that is they had been required to interact in both languages	simultaneous
This emphasizes positive personal relationships that convey empathy for others	simpatica
Describe two language interaction patterns commonly observed between parents and children in SPanish speaking homes that differ from interaction patterns commonly observed in mainstream english families.How might these diff. impact performance in school?	Children often learn through observation/hands on experience rather than through verbal interaction with adult. In many homes parents do not verbalize about ongoing even they don't realize actions to words, they often promote work over schooling.
Describe three ways in which cultural expectations within the Hispanic culture differ from cultural expectations within the mainstream ANglo culture. How might these differences impact service delivery to Hispanic students and their families?	Hispanic children feel it is rude to extend a topic with adults. must be careful when assessing their conversational skill. May not see parent participation is necessary making collaboration difficult. May feel disorder is result of external force
Traditional language assessment measures are often biased in favor of mainstream Anglo students. Describe two nondiscriminatory strategies, recommended by researchers taht can be used to conduct langauge assessments with hsipanic students.	Parent interview and language samples with peers (not adults) Fundacion Mac Arthur Inventario
Describe health considerations that are relevant to many Hispanic families in the US	Various types of acute, chronic communicable and traumatic diseases are more common, disproportionately high rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, asthma poor prenatal care, poverty
T/F Peurto ricans are the largest Hispanic group in the US	False
T/F When assessing vocabulary proficiency levels in Spanish-speaking students, tasks that require the description of the function of objects are more helpful than tasks that require the naming of objects	TRUE they may not know the name but they know what it does
T/F At the beginning of a meeting, most Hispanic families prefer that professionls "cut to the chase" and not waste time on social preliminaries or chit-chat	FALSE- important to give time to get everyone comfortable not dive right in to therapy
T/F Researchers have found that Mexican mothers have their children practice using basic concepts such as colors, shapes, and numbers in the home so that they will be prepared for kindergarten	FALSE, teachers are teachers, they are not
T/F The utterance, This cake chocoalte is more big than that cake" would suggest a language difference rather than a disorder in a spanish-speaking child	TRUE double negatives, articles ommited, have used in place of copula, superiority is demonstrated with use of more
T/F There is no such thing as a standard english dialect	TRUE, Mainstream American English MAE no such things as SED
T/F Young Hispanic children often respond better in educational situations that promote feelings of warmth, physical closeness and cooperative learning that in situations that encourage competitive individualistic learning	TRUE
T/F Hispanic families may oppose recommendations for early intervention when informed that their children have not mastered specific preschool level skills	TRUE
What are reasons that Hispanic students often experience academic difficulties and fail to complete high school?	Fluctuating funding for programs designed to assist students in learning English as a second language. Sporadic school attendance due to high family mobility. Culture shock and other differences in home and school expectations
Which of the following recommendations reflect "best practice" for professionals who work with Hispanic children and their families?	Encourage parents to teach their young children basic concepts and to read to them in the early years. Encourage Hispanic students to be assertive in the classroom. State expectations and let families know about the importance of keeping to a schedule
Which one of the following general statements is Not true about hispanics: Most Hispanics have strong family values. Most Hispanics are catholic. Most Hispanics receive welfare services because poverty impacts so many of them.	Most Hispanics receive welfare
Many Hispanic families do not	Emphasize education for girls, question professionals out of respect
Why are asians often called the "model minority"? Describe problems that this label creates for them.	They have highest mean wage, often well educated. Problems: asians targets of resentment uncomfortable comparative position. Social problems like gang drugs overlooked/ignored.
Compare and contrast mainstream US beliefs about causation of disabilities and the need for intervention with the beliefs commonly held within Asian countries	Disorders of body not separated from spirit may think that it is ones fate and nothing can be done about it.
T/F Among Asians, laughter and smiling generally indicate happiness and pleasure	False
T/F Asians in the US have the highest median income	TRUE
T?F Many asians attribute the causes of disabilities to spiritual etiologies	TRUE
T/F When working with Asian students, professionals must remember that because modesty and humility are not highly valued by them, it is important to help Asian students realize the importance of these qualities	FALSE
T/F Some of the most widely spoken Asian languages in the US are CHinese Filipino Vietnamese Japanese, Khmer and Korean	TRUE
T/F The family structure in Asian countries is always patriarchal.	FALSE
T/F Asian parents often feel relived with the informal structure of American schools because it allows oportunities for a high level of participation and interaction with the teacher	FALSE
T/F Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia are in South Asia	FALSE
What is pidgin english?	Simplified english
T/F we may have to teach school culture because many other cultures have a much more relaxed informal and unstructred education	TRUE
Define Arab	people who speak arabic, the majority of middle easterners call themselves arab
T/F with many other cultures developmental disabilities may be associated with guilt and shame and internalized feelings of worthlessness	TRUE
As a precaution which hand should you use to shake when greeting someone?	RIGHT, left hand is seen as dirty to arabs/middle eastern culture.
T/F "Yes" expression always means agreement to what was said	FALSE, middle easterners, hispanics often agree because it is unlike them to disagree with authority, may need to probe to see if activities are actually followed through with at home
What does USSR stand for?	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
What does centralized collectivism mean?	A lot of gov't control over production industry and agriculture. No free standing companies, this was the dictatorship of the communist party
What is difference between older and younger generation of russians	Older more skeptical, younger more optimistic
PSE/SE	ASL vocab but English word order
SEE	ASL vocab but ENGLISH WO + prefixes, articles, tenses and endings,this takes longer
I+am+go+ing+to+the+store	SEE TAkes much longer
Store+go+me	American Sign language much quicker
T/F Hispanic ASL may be different then american ASL	True like any other language there will be dialect
T/F deaf culture has not faced discrimination	FALSE, they have faced discrimination within their culture and outside of their culture
It is important to maintain __________ when talking with a deaf person even if using an interpreter	eye contact
What is important to use when trying to get attention of deaf person	visual attention getting strategies
T/F cochlear implants may be a sensitive topic for deaf members of the Deaf community	TRUE
Durable and long standing patterns of emotional romantic and sexual attractions	sexual orientation
Emotional romantic and sexual attractions to members of the same sex or gender	gay/lesbian
emotional romantic and sexual attractions to both genders	bisexual
gender identity and gender expression is different from that associated with biological sex at birth	transgender
psychology sense of being male or female	gender identity
cultural norms that define feminine or masculine	social gender role
seek to destroy or act to eliminate a culture or considers other cultures inferior to their own	cultural destructiveness
Describe individuals who act as oppressors enforce policies of bias and maintain stereotypes	Cultural incapacity
Individuals who beleive that policies are applied equally to those of all cultures	cultural blindness
Strive to understand respect accept and honor similarities and differences among all cultures	Cultural pre competence
State where indivduals are free to openly express identity without concern for safety freedom job security or psychological well-being	Advance cultural competence
What beliefs or actions would suggest a professional's lack of "cultural awareness" during interactions with the parents of an asian child?	The professional assures parents that to prevent stressing the home environment little homework will be given. The prefessional is direct and forthright when informing the family that the student has a communication disorder
T/F When making recommendations the professional speaks in a stern voice to earn the respect of the parents is a lack of cultural awareness	TRUE
The professional is aware that asians often agree to recommendations out of respect, although they have no intention of following through on these recommendations is an example of cultural awareness	TRUE
Describe three characteristics of Native American family life that are important for professionals to remember as they work with these families	Many marriages recognized by tribe are not legally recognized. Because family is so close nit may not leave children in care of someone outside of family. Often grandparents assume more responsibility for training children than the parents do
Describe two common characteristics if Native americans communication styles that differ professionals might interpret inaccurately as sign of a communication disorder	They do not make eye contact seen as disrespectful and challenging to authority. Children are taught silence is good.Talking too much or not waiting to respond is sign of imaturity.
Describe health issues that tend to impact members of the NA community. What might they do to communication skills?	FAS/FASD due to increased drinking and lack of preventative education and other health care serviecs. Otitis media, bacterial meningitis, cleft lip/palate higher incidence. Deafness and learning disabilty are among most frequently reported
Outline the history of NA in the us. Why might some of them experience feelings of fear and mistrust toward Anglo professionals and Anglos in general?	When europeans came to America racial genocide was believed to be easiest way of dealing with NA's. CHildren were sent to boarding school and witness a "cultural genocide" Losing their native language and customs only in 1974 were the schools closed
List and describe five recommendations to help a Head Start program provide service in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner to NA's	Be sure to address all caregivers (grandparents), not just parents always give extra time to respond, and time before meeting to become comfortable/friendly. Don't expect children or adults to look you in the eye. Model activity encorporate earth
T/F Native American infants tend to be somewhat slower in their gross motor development than infants from other ethnic groups	TRUE
T/F Native Americans emphasize spirtituality and the interconnectedness of all living things	TRUE
T/F Native Americans mothers encourage thier children to speak as much as possible from early on	FALSE
IN many NA languages vowels are nasalized	TRUE
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a common problem within the native american population	TRUE
T/F Historically the mainstream American establishment has strongly7 encourage NA families to retain their linguistic and cultural roots	FALSE
T/F When working with Native American children professionals should encourage competitive games to help them feel more comfortable	FALSE
What are some characteristics of NA communication style	Children look down or away to show respect. In many families adults do not carry out verbal exchanges with infants. It is polite to hesitate for a period of time before answering a question. Children may be rebuked for talking too much.
T/F NA use a good deal of nodding smiling and interjecting during conversations	FALSE
T/F Native American have a high incidence of otitis media, diabetes, gastrointestinal disease melignant neoplams and tuberculosis.	TRUE
T/F The average life span in the NA population is 82 years; longer than most minorities	FALSE, average lifespan much shorter than other minorities
NA students often experience challenges with the education system for what reasons?	There are many differences between NA languages and mainstream English, confusion may result from a rigid classroom schedule packed with activities. They may not respond to a question if they are confident that the adult already knows the answer
Culturally sensitive service delivery to NA students and their families would include keeping the following facts in mind:	It is important to engage students in non-competitive, cooperative learning activities
Which one of the following is NOT commonly observed among NA?	They greatly value the accumulation of material possessions
T/F NA's may be very reluctant to discuss personal affairs, they try not to interfere in the affairs of others, some believe that a child's disability is a gift	TRUE
Descirbe four pattenrs of behaivor commonly observed witin Pacific Islander familiest ath occur much less frequently iwhtin mainsream US families?	Gilrs do not live alone, they are married and live with husgands parents. THere is no homelessness everythign is shared. May Hawaiin familes are physically affectionate. PHysical punishment is common
LIst two verbal and two nonverbal characteristics commonly observed int he communciaiton of Pacific Islanders.	Verbal: story telling are highly prize in order to avoid offending others they may say what they think listener wants them to say. Some groups may favor interperosonal cooperation versus competition, non verbal cues are important
List the three major geographic areasof the pacific islands	Melanesia, micronesia polynesia, polynesia is the most homogeneous
Discuss health concerns that are typical for many pacific islander. How might these concerns impact communication skills?	When peple are sick famileis may callupon faith healers. Some groups believe the more one eats teh higher their status-obesity. Hearing problems impacted wax and otitis media impact communication skills
Describe educational practices of schools in the Pacific Islands. How do these practices impact the adjustment of students who move to the US and enroll in school?	Schools in pacific islands are unstuctured and rely on rote memory
T/F Person from the Samoan culture use their eyebrows extensively to communicate meaning.	FALSE
T/F When professionals discuss personal problems or difficult areas with families, it is best to address these issues immediately or the families will think professionals are "beating around the bush"	FALSE
T/F The appostrophe within a word (e.g. ali'i) is pronounced as a glottal stop	TRUE
T/F Samoans tend to be very lenient with their children using verbal reprimand as a last resort to punish undesirable behaviors.	FALSE
Middle ear infections are more common among Samoan and Hawaiian children than among children from most other cultures	TRUE
MIddle ear incections are more common among Samoan and Hawaiian children thanamong chidlren from most other cultures	TRUE
T/F Professionals can help students in school by encouraging a "buddy system" in which these students work with peers who come from a similar cultural background.	TRUE
Most families are very comfortable signing forms because in the Pacific Island placing a signature on a document is a way of showing ones status T/f?	FALSE
What may be observed in the pacific islands?	Some Hawaiian families attribute physical disabilities to spiritual causes; some samoans feel that the birth of disabled child is a sign of gods displeasure. SOme cultures view a disability as a gift from god, healers or folk medicine may be called upon
When professionals work with Pacific Islander students they can be most helpful by thinking about and modeling the following:	Remember students proficient in basic conversation may not have the language skills necessary to perform effectively in classroom reading and writing activities, they use collective story telling methods, they should teach problems solving skills.
T/F Pacific Island languages fall within Austroneasian language family, Hawaiian is alphabetical and polysyllabic with stress being placed on the next to last syllable. Vowels are often grouped together in the Tahitian language,but pronounced seperately	TRUE
T/F Somaon is the most widely used language in the phillipines	FALSE, tagolig
Aspects of communcation that are important to remember when working with families from the pacific islands include the following:	ORal language proficiency and story telling are often highly prized. Samoan mothers often cuddle and physically care forctheir bagies but do not respond to the infants vocalizations as meaningful attempts to communicate
T/F Non verbal cues are unimportant to pacific islanders	FALSE
T/F The frequent asking of questions is encouraged in the classroom in all cultural groups within the pacific islands	FALSE
A Chamorro child has been found to have a communication disorder, and you need to discuss the assessment with his family. What should you be aware of in planning your meeting?	THe grandmother may be the primary decision maker
Describe four general characteristics that are commonly observed among individuals form the middle east.	A large number come to US in 1980s. NYC has largest number of Arabs. Arab population is larger than any other group in middle east. Religion is integral part of everyday life. Many live in small villages for many it is not acceptable to be atheist.
Compare and contrast two communication style differences between AMericans and Middle Easterners. Why is it important to be aware of these difference?	Americans tend to sit 5 feet way middle easterners only 2 feet away and physical contact is normal. It is rude to cross legs or stretch and it is normal to "turn out" or retreat into silence
Describe the traditional roles of men and women in the middle East. How might these roles impact the relationship and communication between a female professional and a middle Eastern man?	Men can do as they please women must obey their husbands
Discuss views of disabilities that are common in the middle east	Mother will feel shame guilt. Father will view as a personal defeat and blemish to the family name
List three practical suggestions that will help professionals communicate more effecitevely with MIddle eastern familes.	Understand that good posture formal introductions and loud strong voices are recognized/respected. It is normal for contact during conversation and "no" will rarely be said non commital answers will be used instead
T/F Ther are few differences between spoken arabic and written arabic	FALSe, similar to english written much more formal
T/F most middle eastern women work in jobs outside the home	FALSE
T/F Muslim Arabs especially in the big cities prefer to marry first and second cousins	FALSE, in rural areas
T/F Many arabs communicate in an emotional manner, and professionals should be prepared for this style	TRUE
T/F Families may experience feelings of guilt shame and denial if a family member has a disability	TRUE
AMong middle eastern countries Yemen has one of the highest literacy rates	FALSE
Arab society tends to be conservative and emphasizes conformity among its members	TRUE
Which country is not middle eastern or arab: Jordan, Iran, Bahrain,Kuwait,China	CHINA
A five year old Middle Eastern child, farrah has been referred to you. her teacher suspects a developmental delay. you realize that you will need to meet with the special education team and the child's family to discuss the need for psyhoeducational asses	It will be best to direct the questions to Farrah's father during the meeting. THe family may deny the existence of any disability because it is a discredit to their honor. You need to repeat yourself and emphasize important points several times.
Which of the following is true about Farsi	Farsi shares 28 of its 32 letters with arabic. Farsi is written from right to left
Consonants that occur in Arabic but not in English include	Voiceless an voiced uvular fricatives, glottal stops, voiced bilabial fricatives.
which of the following are TRUE statements about education in the middle east. Schools are often co-educational, formal arabic is taught in many schools. Traditionally most females were not encouraged to go to college. Education of boys is high priority	Formal arabic is taught in many schools, traditionally, most females were not encouraged to attend college. The education of boys is a high priority.
What impact does the history of the former USSR have on the life of people living in Russia today	YOung people more satisfied with life, more optimistic. After dissolve of USSR russia ranking as a developed country has fallen. Many religions now exist in Russia
Describe three communication practices commonly observed among russians that are important for professionals in the US to understand	Russians avoid "bad manners' standing with hands in pockets, Small talk precede businesss meetings. Parents ideas are secondary to professionals, many welcome inquiry about family Stand close to others. More physical contact
Discuss ways in which the former Soviet Unions history of Communist rule continues to influence the lives of Russians Today.	They learned to obey government without challenge. Hard to teach them the importance of discussion with professionals. Great distrust of police gov't and military. May not feel comfortable responding to personal ??'s
Summarize health matters that are of concern to Russians today. Describe one health problem that might have a major impact on the communication skills of children.	Shortage of neccesary medicine and equipment. FAS and FASD no public health programs to warn mothers of dangers of drinking while pregnant
Although many russians are highly educated several educational practices can make it difficult for Russian immigrant students to adjust to American educational expectations. What are these practices?	The collective view and teaching of morals . Little discussion is allowed. NOt supposed to answer with individual thoughts/beliefs
T/F The vast majority of Russians are opposed to communism because of the instability that resulted from communist rule.	FALSE
Alcohol consumption a problem that begins around age 12 for many males is major health concern in RUssia	TRUE
T/F The literacy rate in Russia is above 99% Russian read quite a bit	TRUE
T/F Because of the deplorable condition of Russian schools most students do not go on to attend universities	FALSE
T/F When interacting with family members professionals may refer to the household as a RUssian family but shoud not refer to it as a soviet family	FALSE
T/F Historically in Russia discimination has been shown towards persons with disabilities (for example children with disabilities might not be allowed to play with typically developing children)	TRUE
T/F Most Russians strongly encourage early independence so that children will be able to cope with the problems of daily life at an early age	FALSE

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