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Cultural Competence Assessment- Brenau University

Cultural Competence Assessment- Brenau University

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Name______________________________

Some of the questions in this assessment relate to your reactions while living out of your home culture.  If you have not lived abroad, think of the questions as “if I lived abroad” and answer them to the best of your ability.

Indicate your agreement or disagreement for each item using the following scale:

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3=agree

4=strongly agree

_____ 1.  When I am living abroad, I assess situations as quickly as I do when I am living in my own country.

_____ 2.   I get upset if I do not get a letter or call from my close friend(s) for more than a month, when I am living abroad.

_____ 3.   Given acceptable hygienic conditions, I would not mind if my children ate local food at school when I am living in another country.

_____ 4.   I do not like to receive unannounced visitors at home.

_____ 5.   I do not like customs officers meddling with my baggage at the airport.

_____ 6.  We all have a right to hold different beliefs about God and religion.

_____ 7.   I do not like to meet foreigners.

_____ 9.  I decorate my home or office with artifacts from other countries.

_____ 10.  Culturally mixed marriages are problematic.

_____ 11.  A woman’s place is at home.

_____ 12.  I would not allow my subordinate to promote his nephew if there is someone marginally better than him. The person who is better must be promoted at all costs.

_____ 13.  While living abroad, I spend most of my personal time with people from my own country.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3=agree

4=strongly agree

____ 1.  I have respect for people from all backgrounds.

____ 2.   I accept people from all backgrounds.

____ 3.  Having many different backgrounds in America is a good thing.

____ 4.  People from all background should be treated equally.

____ 5.  I share with people from all backgrounds.

____ 6.  People from all backgrounds are equal.

____ 7.  I don’t tease people because of their background.

____ 8.  I live peacefully with people from all backgrounds.

____ 9.  I like talking with people from all backgrounds.

____ 10.  We should be taught about all backgrounds in school.

____ 11.  I get upset if I hear racist comments about any background.

____12.  I stand up for people from all backgrounds.

____ 13.  I don’t ignore people because of their background.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3=agree

4=strongly agree

____ 1.  I am happy to interact with people from different cultures.

____ 2.  I feel I should make friends with people from diverse cultures.

____ 3.  I think my beliefs and attitudes are shaped by my culture.

____ 4.  I should know about other cultures to be fair to people from other cultures.

____ 5.  I know the cultural values of other cultures.

____ 6.  I know about body language practices of cultures other than mine

____ 7.  I am open-minded to people from other cultures.

____ 8.  People from some cultures avoid eye contact while talking.

____ 1.  I enjoy interacting with people from different cultures.

____ 2.  I enjoy living in cultures that are unfamiliar to me.

____ 3.  I am confident that I can socialize with locals in a culture that is unfamiliar to me.

____ 4.  I am confident that I can get accustomed to the shopping conditions in a different culture.

____ 5.  I am confident that I can deal with the stresses of adjusting to a culture that is new.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3=agree

4=strongly agree

____ 1.  I do not worry very much.

____ 2.  I rarely feel anxious or fearful.

____ 3.  I often worry about things that might go wrong.

____ 4.  I feel happy most of the time.

____ 5.  I get angry easily.

____ 6.  Being in tense emotional situations scare me.

____ 7.  I usually feel lower than others.

____ 8.  If I have done something wrong, I want to hide from other people.

____ 9.  People should not care what other people do.

____ 10.  I have tried to write poetry.

____ 11.  Watching ballet or modern dance performances is boring.

____ 12.  I like to wonder about the origins of the universe.

____ 13.  Smells remind me of old memories.

____ 14.  When I see someone being treated unfairly, I sometimes don’t care much.

____ 15.  I like haiku poems.

____ 16.  I hardly ever get excited.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3=agree

4=strongly agree

____ 17.  I think women should have as much sexual freedom as men

____ 18.  Sex education is a good thing.

____ 19.  I would not object to my husband or wife having friends of the opposite sex.

____ 20.  I am a traditional person.

____ 21.  I don’t get much pleasure from talking with people.

____ 22.  Spanking a child is the best way to teach them.

____ 23.  The trouble with children nowadays is their parents don’t punish them enough.

____ 24.  My parents were always strict with me.

____ 25.  Sometimes I rearrange my room just to make it different

____ 26.  The average citizen can influence governmental decisions.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3=agree

4=strongly agree

____ 1.  I acknowledge and respect cultural differences.

____ 2.  I believe that verbal and nonverbal behavior vary across cultures and that all forms of such behavior are worthy of respect.

____ 3.  I think that cultural variations in behavior spring from different worldview assumptions.

____ 4.  I believe that my worldview is one of many equally valid worldviews.

____ 5.  I have added to my own cultural skills new verbal and nonverbal communication skills are appropriate in another culture.

____ 6.  I believe that culture is a process.  One does not have culture; one engages in culture.

____ 7.  I am able to temporarily give up my own worldview to participate in another worldview.

____ 8.  I have two or more cultural frames of reference, and I feel positive about cultural differences.

____ 9.  I feel culturally marginal or on the periphery of two or more cultures.

____ 10.  I am able to analyze and evaluate situations from one or more chosen cultural perspectives.

____ 11.  When faced with a choice about how I am to respond to a given situation, I am able to shift between two or more cultural perspectives and consciously make a choice to act from one of these cultural contexts.

 

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3=agree

4=strongly agree

____ 1.  I believe the world has become economically, environmentally and politically interdependent.

____ 2.  I have substantive knowledge about at least one other culture outside of the U.S., and I apply this knowledge with confidence in my professional work.

____ 3.  I am linguistically and culturally competent in at least one language and culture other than my own.

____ 4.  I use a language other than my native language at least 25% of the time.

____ 5.  I am interested and spend considerable time working on global issues.

____ 6.  I have substantive competence in analyzing global issues and a working knowledge of concepts and methods that can describe, explain, and predict changes in global systems.

____ 7. I think that the choices one makes at home have relevance for other countries, and vice versa.

____ 8.  I appreciate how people from other cultures are different from me.

____ 9.  I am conscious of my own perspectives and culture.

____ 10.  I want to continue to learn about the world’s peoples, cultures and issues.

____ 11. I question my own prejudices as well as all national and cultural stereotypes.

____ 12.  I recognize that my worldview is not universal.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3=agree

4=strongly agree

____ 13.  I feel uncomfortable when I am with people who are speaking a language I do not know.

____ 14.  I try to learn about people from other cultures so that we can work and socialize together.

____ 15.  I incorporate the attractive aspects of other cultures into my own way of doing things.

____ 16.  I have learned how to produce work with people from other places on the globe.

____ 17.  I feel self-confident and comfortable socializing with people from other cultures.

____ 18.  I have lived abroad and experienced intense interaction with a variety of people from other cultures.

____ 19.  I have long-term friendships with several people from other cultures.

____ 20.  I am currently engaged in professional work with at least three people in other countries.

____ 21.  I have the ability to deal flexibly with and adjust to new people, places and situations.

____ 22.  I have the ability to psychologically put myself into another person’s shoes.

____ 23.  I can act as a cultural mediator and serve as a bridge between people of different cultures.

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