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Multi-Culturalism
UHD Police Academy
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Law
Not Applicable
05/15/2013

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"An organized and relatively unchanging combination of a person's knowledge and feelings about someone or something, that influences him/her to behave in a certain way, in regard to that person or thing", defines...


a.  race

b.  ethnicity

c.  prejudice

d.  attitude

Definition
d.  attitude
Term

"Refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics".


a.  ethnicity

b.  societies

c.  race

d.  attitudes

Definition
c. race
Term

“Refers to shared culture and background”.

 

a.  race

b.  ethnicity

c.  attitude

d.  incest

Definition
b.  ethnicity
Term

Which of the following usually have “common ancestry, and generally share language, Religion and other cultural patterns”?


a.  race

b.  ethnicity

c.  societies

d.  regions

Definition
b.  ethnicity
Term

The three recognized races on Earth, are…

a.  negroid, mongoloid, Caucasoid
b.  negroid, caucasoid, latinoid
c.  asian, negroid, Caucasoid
d.  there are more than 3 races

Definition
a.  negroid, mongoloid, Caucasoid
Term

“An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without  knowledge of or examination of the facts”, defines…

 

a.  racism   

b.  ethnicity

c.  prejudice

d.  attitude

Definition
c.  prejudice
Term

Discrimination is to act on the bias of…


a.  hatred

b.  prejudice

c.  race

d.  opinion

Definition
b.  prejudice
Term

The 4 basic feelings harbored by prejudiced people are...

 

a.  superiority, fear, proprietary claims and feelings that others are strange

b.  superiority, proprietary claims, fear and acceptance of others' differences

c.  inferiority, trust, fear and proprietary claims

d.  none of the above

Definition
a.  superiority, fear, proprietary claims and feelings that others are strange
Term

Key functions of discrimination, are...

 

a.  tends to reinforce prejudice

b.  limits the other groups' effectiveness on business, education, politics

c.  economic exploitation of the group

d.  all of these

Definition
d.  all of these
Term

A peace officer should enforce the law...

 

a.  impartially

b.  fairly and justly

c.  without favoritism

d.  all the above

Definition
d.  all the above
Term

Which of these are skills used by the police, in being sensitive to the needs of others?

 

a.  be non-judgmental, show warmth, be willing to communicate

b.  be suspicious of ambiguity, non-empathic, gather knowledge about others

c.  be cautious, suspicious, cynical, elite

d.  all the above

Definition
a.  be non-judgmental, show warmth, be willing to communicate
Term

The consequences of in-sensitivity are...

 

a.  anger, hurt feelings, loss of personal respect, ineffective performance

b.  pride, compassion, respect for self and department

c.  hostility, aggression, personal satisfaction, high performance

d.  none of these

Definition
a.  anger, hurt feelings, loss of personal respect, ineffective performance
Term

Individuals should be evaluated on their ______?

 

a.  ethnicity

b.  race

c.  gender

d. merit

e.  none of these

Definition
d. merit
Term

Group of persons to blame when things go worng.

 

a.  scapegoat

b.  discrimination

c.  prejudice

d.  ethnocentrism

Definition
a.  scapegoat
Term

A judgment formed before hand without knowledge of the facts, defines?

 

a.  discrimination

b.  prejudice

c. inferiority

d.  attitude

Definition
b.  prejudice
Term

To act on the basis of prejudice, defines?

 

 

a.  attitude

b.  prejudice

c.  discrimination

d.  ethnocentrism

Definition
c.  discrimination
Term

It is important to be aware of one's ______ in order to preform daily activities with objectivity.

 

a.  impartiality

b.  discrimination

c.  biases

d.  subjectivity

Definition

c.  biases


Term

Which of the following feelings is not harbored by most prejudiced people?

 

a.  feeling of inferiority

b.  others are strange and different

c.  proprietary claims

d.  fear

Definition

a.  feeling of inferiority


Term

________ "a way of thinking and acting based on tradition."

 

a.  culture

b.  discrimination

c.  prejudice

d.  ethnocentrism

Definition

a.  culture

 
Term

"The act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe and hence as the basis for comparisons with others cultures."

 

a.  prejudice

b.  discrimination

c.  ethnocentrism

d.  attitude

Definition

c.  ethnocentrism


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