Which of the following statements is true of multiculturalism?
A. It encourages cultural assimilation by moving away from the use of hyphenated ethnoracial identities.
B. It emphasizes the use of panethnic labels to highlight within-group diversity.
C. It is the process by which members of minority groups alter their ways to conform to those of the dominant culture.
D. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining the cultural elements that make us different from one another.
Answer: D
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a. True b. False
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