Mustafa Is Having Some Problems Fitting In

question 101

Multiple Choice

Mustafa is having some problems fitting in.His parents are from Kuwait,but he's really attracted to the lifestyles of his high school classmates,so he downloads the same music they do to his iPod,and buys the same clothes they do.Unfortunately,he just can't seem to make any friends.Mustafa's ethnic identity seems to be in a state of

• A)assimilation.
• B)marginality.
• C)separation.
• D)biculturalism.

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Definitions:

Feedback-seeking

The behavior of actively seeking information about one's performance, behavior, or the impact of one's actions on others.

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A communication technique involving understanding a speaker's message and then offering it back to the speaker to confirm the message has been understood correctly.

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