Which of the Following Statements Describes Culture Shock

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes culture shock?

• A) the disorientation, uncertainty, and alienation that can occur during the process of adjusting to a new cultural group
• B) the cultural definition or cultural orientation with which an individual
• Self-identifies
• C) an informal process of adaptation through which the beliefs, values, norms, and practices of a dominant culture are learned by new members born into a different culture
• D) a condition that occurs when individuals or groups of people perceive their own cultural group and cultural values, beliefs, norms, and customs to be superior to all others and have disdain for the expression and expresser of any way of life but their own

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Definitions:

State Unemployment Contributions

Taxes paid by employers to state government funds for unemployment compensation programs.

Percentage Method

A way of calculating withholding taxes on an employee's pay by using percentages defined by tax tables based on the employee's earnings and filing status.

Federal Withholding

The process by which an employer deducts a portion of an employee's income and pays it directly to the government as an advance payment of the employee's tax liability.

FICA

Federal Insurance Contributions Act, the U.S. law that requires a payroll tax on both employees and employers to fund Social Security and Medicare.