Ten Myths That Prevent Collaboration Across Cultures

Please click here to read Ten Myths That Prevent Collaboration Across Cultures.  Here you will find the definitions of each question in the quiz to help your organization on its path to diversity.We hope this is a tool that your organization and board can use to assess your current challenges to embracing diversity within your organization.

Cross Culture Collaborations Concepts

1.  By virtue of their membership in a cultural group, a person will be able to deal with others of that population in a culturally competent way.
     (     )  TRUE          (     )  FALSE

2.  A member of a minority community who works in a mainstream agency is able to represent his or her community.
     (     )  TRUE         (     )  FALSE

3.  A single member of "the" minority community can represent the whole.
     (     )  TRUE          (     )  FALSE

4.  An agency should choose a representative from a minority community to represent that community's interests to the agency.
     (     )  TRUE          (     )  FALSE

5.  Because there are so many ethnic communities, it is not feasible, or cost-effective to have working relationships with them.
     (     )  TRUE          (     )  FALSE

6.  The Anglo or dominant culture is - the U.S. culture, and not - a U.S. culture
     (     )  TRUE          (     )  FALSE

7.  The key differences in culture are lifestyle, language, foods, and similar visible evidence of diversity.
     (     )  TRUE          (     )  FALSE

8.  Cultural competence is something we each pick up, with time, by working with persons who are different from ourselves.
     (     )  TRUE          (     )  FALSE

9.  Collecting information from a community can be "task-based" rather than "relationship-based."
     (     )  TRUE          (     )  FALSE

10.  Written information is more reliable, valid, and substantial than verbal information.
     (     )  TRUE          (     )  FALSE

 

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