Cultural Competency Quiz -- FYS 101 (Week 7)

Denying someone a job based on their ethnic background or skin color.

Hosting an event with a dress code that does not recognize different religious and cultural clothing.

Recognizing your own privileges and the understanding the historical context of racial and ethnic inequalities.

Designing public spaces that take into account the needs of disabled individuals.

Canada and the United States forcing indigenous children into boarding schools to become "proper citizens".

Saying “I don’t see color” or “I think we’re all the same.”

Assuming that when someone looks down rather than making eye contact with you, they are being rude or disrespectful.

Making fun of someone's traditional clothing, calling it "weird" or "outdated".

Seeking relationships with people from diverse backgrounds to build understanding and empathy for different cultures.

Accidentally overstepping social boundaries in another country with a different social culture.

Establishing a safe and welcoming space for your peers to share information about their backgrounds and experiences.

Dismissing complaints about racial or ethnic discrimination as "overreacting".

Assuming that all families function the same way and offering a mother advice without considering different experiences.

Picking up a few words of the local language while traveling abroad to try and show some respect to the local culture.

Insulting others for wanting to take off of work for a religious holiday that you don't personally recognize.

2. Failing to provide interpreters; stating that in order to receive health services, patients must speak English

Workplace policies that don’t accommodate cultural holidays or dietary restrictions.