Question

surrounded by a culture they hadnt experienced firsthand. on top of the normal pressures of leaving home and family to take on a ramped - up academic challenge, they had to learn how to navigate white social structures while retaining their own sense of what it meant to be black.
i learned early on, thanks to that g - word nonsense, that expertly navigating another culture wasnt a rejection of where id come from or a signal that i was any less authentically black. and returning to my roots wasnt being phony or perpetrating a put - on.
it was being fully who i am.
this is a lesson too many other young people from too many other cultures have to learn the hard way - making their way in an american culture that too often still demands assimilation 6 or marginalization. 7
as more cultures join americas melting pot, thats why code - switching remains so valuable.
its a reminder to be fully who you are at all times, while making sure youre understood well enough to be valued, respected and considered.
© 2013 eric deggans for national public radio, inc. news report titled \learning how to
code - switch: how cultural fluency can help you move ahead\ was originally published on npr.org on april 10,

1. part a: which of the following claims does deggans develop in the text?

a. code - switching keeps people from expressing themselves by promoting one correct style of communication.
b. it is important to recognize that code - switching can help a person succeed and celebrate all aspects of their identity.
c. the united states consists of great cultural variety and no one should be discriminated against for speaking a certain way.
d. many successful people have used code - switching, but it is unfair to expect minorities to have
multicultural communication styles

Explanation:

The text discusses code - switching in the context of cultural assimilation and identity. Code - switching is a form of communication that helps people navigate different cultures while maintaining their identity. The author argues that it is important for minorities to be able to code - switch as it is a valuable skill for success in a multicultural society.

Answer:

A. Code - switching keeps people from expressing themselves by promoting one correct style of communication.
B. It is important to recognize that code - switching can help a person succeed and celebrate all aspects of their identity.
C. The United States consists of great cultural variety and no one should be discriminated against for speaking a certain way.
D. Many successful people have used code - switching, but it is unfair to expect minorities to have multicultural communication styles.