AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following methods of acculturation will most likely result in the lowest degree of acculturative stress?
A
completely adopting the values and customs of the new culture
B
living a life that does not depend on adopting any set of values and customs
C
rejecting the majority culture’s ways and maintaining one’s original cultural identity
D
developing a new set of values that is a compromise between the old and the new cultures
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which method of acculturation would tend to lead to the greatest degree of stress? Marginalization occurs when an individual is not a part of his original culture, nor is he a part of the new culture. This method of acculturation has been found to create the greatest amount of acculturative stress.

Detailed explanation-2: -Acculturation comprehends those phenomena which result when groups of individuals having different cultures come into continuous first-hand contact, with subsequent changes in the original culture patterns of either or both groups. …

Detailed explanation-3: -Acculturation is the type of cultural diffusion which adopts aspects of a new culture while maintaining one’s home culture. Incorporating new styles of clothing is an example of acculturation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stress can reduce the number of natural killer cells or lymphocytes in the body, which are needed to fight viruses, according to the American Psychological Association.

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