Diversity Worksheet 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is state of being diverse; variety. A range of different things.
Myplace: The Place for Diversity in Multimedia Analysis Jennifer Silton COMM315 April 16, 2012 Ron Mead Myplace: The Place for Diversity in Multimedia Analysis Diversity refers to the inclusion of different backgrounds, religions, lifestyles, sexual preferences, ages, genders, races, cultures, or beliefs, usually pertaining to a group of people. The dimensions of diversity that are usually apparent immediately are gender, age, and often race. There are many immediate factors that might give away what age a person is like elasticity of skin and wrinkles, the clothing he or she is wearing, height, what activities a person is engaging in, energy level, and speed. For instance, if he or she sees a person that is three feet tall and weighs roughly 40 pounds running in an elementary schoolyard, it would be fairly safe to assume that that person is under the age of ten. Or if a person is walking slowly with a cane, most people would jump to the conclusion that that person is elderly.
* Disability – This means that someone has a physical or mental condition that affects a persons, ability to do certain tasks. * Racism – This is where someone believes in the human race that their own race is superior with the right to rule other who are not of the same race that they are. * Racist – The belief that members of each race have characteristics, and abilities that are specific to that race, to more extreme lengths where they believe that one race is more superior than
In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? This can be bad because it ultimately can lead to racism and prejudice. This is why racial and cultural tolerance is so important. We must also realize that our own way is not the only way. 3.
To support understanding and raise awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion, present the following information: A) an explanation of what is meant by: - Diversity Diversity means difference. Diversity recognises and understands that even though people have things in common with each other, people are also very different and unique individuals in many ways. Diversity is all about recognising, respecting and valuing those differences. Diversity consists of visible and non-visible factors, personal characteristics such as background, culture and personality. Characteristics which are protected under the discrimination legislation such as disability, race, religion, belief, gender, sexual orientation and age.
Diversity Worksheet Jorge A. Hernandez ETH/125 December 6, 2013 Jennifer Carroll Diversity Worksheet 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? The term "diversity" is used when we refer to human qualities (visible or invisible) that are different from our own and those groups that that we belong to. Those dimensions or demographic variables may include and may not be limited to race, religion, color, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, education, geographic origin, and skill characteristics.
Mental and Physical Capability 7. Religion / Worldview The different aspects of diversity are shown in [ Figure 1 ]: Problem statement: Figure 1 Implementing Diversity by Marilyn Loden The surface level of cultural diversity would be represented by differences in race/ethnicity and heterogeneity; all these refer to physical features. Deep level cultural diversity refers to attitudinal differences, for example personalities, attitudes and values. As people continue to work together and interact, deep-level attitudinal similarity and differences become more important than the surface-level dimensions, when we try to improve our understanding of how diversity affects the functioning of work groups. (Addison, 2006) In response to the growing diversity in the workforce around the world, many companies have instituted specific policies and programs to enhance recruitment, inclusion, promotion, and retention of employees who are different from the privileged echelons of
Ethnic Identities are socially constructed. This assertion is commonplace among social scientists. To understand this statement better it is important to explain what identity means. Identity means “a social category”. In our case, a category of people different from others by character, ideologies, views and so on for example Kenyans, Catholics, Protestants, and Muslim etc.
The population that is in the United States is made up of many different people from many different backgrounds of life. The key differences of the mass population, is ones race and ethnicity. There is such a huge range of races and ethnical backgrounds. The difference between race and ethnic are different words with different meanings, but they often get mixed up and or combined together. The common term race depicts a persons’ nationality.
Running head: Multicultural Concepts 1 Multicultural Concepts Chelsie J. Bonner ENG 157 July 21, 2014 Michael Cromwell Multicultural Concepts It’s evident that there are many different cultures throughout the world. Each culture has its similarities and differences. For example, a similarity would be the United States class system and India’s caste system. While it is a similarity because it shows the different classes of people, it could also be a difference because they are significant to the two cultures in different ways. Each culture has a similar structural system such as political, military, religion, and social structures.