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13.13: Vocabulary

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    Acculturation is the process of social, psychological, and cultural change that occurs as a result of blending between cultures

    Bilingualism refers to the ability to understand and produce two or more languages on a regular basis

    Contact hypothesis is a method used to reduce prejudice and help people create closer connections with members of different groups

    Cultural frame switching refers to the process of bicultural or multicultural individuals accessing different culture-specific mental modules

    Cultural code switching involves changing from one way of speaking to another between or within interactions and includes changes verbal and non-verbal communication

    Culture shock is a common experience describing feelings of confusion, stress and disorientation that occur when entering an unfamiliar culture

    Cultural reaffirmation is a phenomenon that occurs when multicultural individuals living in multicultural societies endorse even more traditional values than persons from the native country or monoculture individuals

    Identity denial occurs when individuals are NOT accepted as a member of the group that he/she identifies with

    Stereotype threat is a “situational threat” in which individuals are aware of others’ negative expectations, which leads to their fear that they will be judged and/or treated as inferior

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