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? In the Queensborough Community College Website‚ it says “The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique‚ and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ socio-economic
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all debt (can be passed down) Power- influence over others Prestige (RESPECT) Social Inequality is structured by: Race‚ Class‚ and Gender a. Individual experience and action (we think of social inequality as a personal experience) b. Built into society through social institutions‚ which permeate society Prejudice- is negative thoughts against others(non-whites the out-group) Discrimination- taking action on prejudice that harms others RACE-is not scientifically valid or useful way
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normal business activity. Work place diversity meant hire outside of your family not outside of your race. As a result‚ the federal government felt impelled to create employment laws. These new laws were implemented to eliminate discrimination and provide the means for advancement. As a consequence of this implementation‚ these laws have created possible barriers to maximizing the potential of every employee (Chan‚ 2000). Recently‚ the concept of diversity has completely changed from before
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1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is the state of fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness. It is the differences in backgrounds and traits. It’s the variation from person to person in regards to their age‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ physical capabilities‚ religious beliefs and more recently sexual orientation. Diversity is valued because as a society we’re in search of enrichment‚ experiences‚ and acceptance. How many times have you applied for employment and on the application
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Millennial Generation. As this generation began to enter college‚ the percentage of white students decreased from 81.5 percent to 69.4 percent (Coomes & DeBard‚ 2004). Diversity among higher education will continue to play an intricate part in the daily lives of college students as well as others who contribute to campus society. Diversity is more apparent among college campuses than it was thirty-five years ago (Light‚ 2001). Students represented on campus back then were middle-class‚ white males
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In today’s world‚ diversity is a common thing‚ and people of different religions can be found living in the same communities. Religion is one of the most controversial issues which is a big problem to some religious groups. One example of it is those people who criticize others based on their clothing and beliefs. They should allow other citizens to conduct their prayers and religious services in public because firstly‚ we have our own freedom of religion and secondly‚ we have different customs‚
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or out in our communities. Communication is not easy and takes a great deal of work to truly understand each other (Bucher‚ R.D.). Culture influences how we look at problems and how we have learned to communicate. All people approach work differently when participating in groups. Culture has many different definitions‚ but commonly culture refers to a group of people who share common experiences. Groups that we are born into‚ such as gender‚ race‚ or ethnicity are examples of cultural groups. Groups
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What is Race? Many people will define race as a set of biological characteristics and traits that are present is a specific population of people. From some dictionaries that a race is a biological construct‚ of a more or less distinct population with anatomical traits that distinguish it clearly from other races. The functional traits usually refer to the color of the skin‚ shape of the eyes or the nose‚ all of them are from out looking. For example‚ in China the people in the southern parts are
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"The Uniform Crime Report statistics state that blacks are more frequently arrested than whites. While this may mean that blacks actually commit more crime‚ what are some other factors that may be driving the statistics?" "If black neighborhoods are under more police surveillance than white neighborhoods‚ what does this mean for crime statistics?" "Can you give examples of how blacks receive differential treatment in the criminal justice system?" What are your thoughts? Remember to back your comments
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Throughout the course thus far‚ we have looked at many different sociological perspectives on race and racism‚ as well been presented many terms and concepts that help improve our knowledge with how race‚ ethnicity and racism were shaped in the nineteenth and twentieth century but more specifically in today’s society. We have looked at how race doesn’t have an actual definition; it is a very hard word to define. This course‚ examines the historical emergence of racial and ethnic formations in ideological
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