Multicultural Programs Attempt to

question 11

Multiple Choice

Multicultural programs attempt to

• A) help students master reading, writing, and computation skills in a context that makes mainstream American culture more appealing to culturally diverse students.
• B) help students analyze which harmful social stereotypes are not supported by scientific fact and which are.
• C) reduce ethnocentrism by allowing students the opportunity to understand how different cultural groups perceive and have influenced historical events.
• D) reduce ethnocentrism by teaching students which cultures have the right interpretation of various historical and cultural events and which do not.

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Definitions:

Indicator

Something that points to or reflects an abstract concept.

Sociological Knowledge

The body of information and understanding about society's structures, functions, and dynamics acquired through sociological research and theory.

Empirical Evidence

Information acquired by observation or experimentation that serves as the basis for knowledge and the formation of theories.

Philosophy

The study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.