Eth/125 Week 1 Worksheet

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Diversity Worksheet Assignment Betty L. Staplins ETH/125 April 26, 2014 Sylvia Franceschini-Kern Diversity Worksheet Assignment ------------------------------------------------- Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, diversity is defined as “the condition of having or being composed of differing elements: variety; especially: the inclusion of different types of people (Merriam Webster Dictionary Online, 2014).” Diversity is usually used to describe a variety of races and cultures within groups or organizations. Diversity in society is valued because it allows us the opportunity to interact and learn from people who are different from ourselves. Diversity promotes tolerance, open-mindedness, and a sense of familiarity with different races, cultures, genders, religions, or any groups we may not always identify with. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is the tendency for a group to compare their cultural practices to other groups, and to find those practices superior to all other groups (Sociology Guide-A students Guide to Sociology, 2014). Ethnocentrism promotes conflict within diverse cultural environments, and can cause an intense atmosphere of disdain for anyone that is considered to be in an inferior group (Sociology Guide-A students Guide to Sociology, 2014). An extreme example of ethnocentrism is the Nazi’s plan in the extermination of the Jews because of their desire to be the only “pure race”. Ethnocentrism and its effects have often been the cause of war, conflict, hate, and social injustice. 3. Define emigration and immigration. Emigration is leaving a country to

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