Introduction One of the most unique aspects of the United States is the diversity of its people. The Statue of Liberty states‚ “give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚” and America has indeed become an amalgam of people of different races‚ religions‚ and creeds. More commonly referred to as a “melting pot”‚ The U.S. houses more diverse groups than any country in the world. In order to better respond the needs of its assorted citizens‚ the American government
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There are many varieties of different racial‚ social and cultural groups around the world. I believe that many of these groups are discriminated because many people aren’t used to seeing so much variety. Often times many different cultures and racial groups have bad stereotypes that are given to them which makes it hard for others to accept them. People who weren’t taught of other social groups are usually the ones that are ignorant towards others. Ignorant people are usually those that are not knowledgeable
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Cultural is defined as a shared design for living. It is based on the values and practices of society. People absorb culture through early process of socialization and the process carries over to the way in which they perceived themselves and the world. Some people agree that cultural diversity in the workplace develop our country skills and contributes to the growth. But how far these opinion accepted by the society as a whole. Many corporations have recognized that diversity contributes to the
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Culture guides our thinking‚ being‚ and becomes a part of who we. Awareness of cultural diversity is important in all levels of nursing because as nurses we recognize the need for respect and acknowledgement of the entirety of all human beings‚ despite race‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ religion and heritage. In today’s world contemporary health care setting includes both professionals and patients with diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. In such situations‚ professional nurses in order to provide
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Cultural diversity is a major epidemic in this world today. There are many small towns that do not want to deal with the diversity of people and do not want to accept diversity into their community. My community‚ which is known as Princeton‚ was developed in the early 1800 ’s‚ and we are one of those communities. The most common issues with cultural diversity are race and gender. Although the majority of people in my community feel that the days of cultural diversity are long gone‚ I would have
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environment where diversity is highly respected and accepted. Diversity as defined by (Dictionary‚ 2009) is said to be the reality or standard of being diverse (Rajan Amin‚ 2003) Says diversity contains personal individuality explained by age‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ disability‚ religion‚ sexual position. These differences are established and guarded by law. Diversity in workplace can also be viewed has the difference in qualities and attributes in people working in an organisation. Diversity in workplace
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Cultural diversity is a substantial part of the business assembly in the world today. The ability to interact with people from the western world to the eastern world has been made easily accessible through the use of technology. The means by which we communicate has made the transferring of information faster and less personal. However still to this day the most direct‚ effective and personal way to communicate with others is face-to-face communication (Varner‚ 2008). This process allows
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The United States is a nation of great ethnic diversity and it is seen as a ‘melting pot’ of races‚ culture‚ languages and religions. As a result US politics has come to incorporate the combination of different people in American society. There are many controversies surrounding race in US politics‚ including the notion of Affirmative Action. The US political scene was in the twentieth century surrounded by issues of racial equality and saw the emergence of powerful leaders such as Martin Luther
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Cultural Diversity Paper Power Distance & Employee Satifaction Summary The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between power distance and employee satisfaction. Power distance is one of Geert Hofstede´s five cultural dimensions. Hofstede is a Dutch sociologist that has been studying cultures for over 40 years. Power distance can be defined as “the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is
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Cultural Diversity in India India has a history of thousands of years . People have been living in India since the Stone Age. People from different regions of the world came to India. They became one with the Indian culture .From this has evolved the composite Indian Culture. All of us living in different parts of the country are Indians. Though there is a variety in our languages‚ literature and art‚ as Indians‚ we all are one. It is this diversity which has created a sense of unity among the Indians
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