Cultural Diversity Essay

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HOW WOULD YOU MANAGE CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN KENYA? CULTURE What is culture? The beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time, A particular society that has its own beliefs, ways of life, art, etc., A way of thinking, behaving, or working that exists in a place or organization (such as a business) CULTURAL DIVERSITY What is cultural diversity? Cultural diversity is the cultural variety and cultural differences that exist in the world, a society, or an institution: dying languages and urbanization are threats to cultural diversity. We can also say that it is the quality of diverse or different cultures, as opposed to monoculture, as in the global monoculture, or a homogenization of cultures, akin to cultural decay. The phrase cultural diversity can also refer to having different cultures respect each other's differences. It is also sometimes used to mean the variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole. CHARACTRERISTICS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY Culture is the way of life for an entire society and includes codes of conduct, dress, language, religion, rituals, traditions and belief systems. Cultural diversity is the make-up of various social structures and strategies that different cultures use to adapt to different life situations. The Oxford dictionary defines it as “the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society”. Characteristics of diversity are (but not limited to): age; cognitive style; culture; disability (mental, learning, physical); economic background; education; ethnicity; gender identity; geographic background; language(s) spoken; marital/partnered status; physical appearance; political affiliation; race; religious beliefs; sexual orientation or veteran's status. We shall discuss some of this characteristics below: Tradition and language

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