States has always been the “melting pot” of various racial and ethnic groups. In spite of the sides of our history where each group experienced prejudice and discrimination on different levels past and present‚ our nation is still rich with cultural diversity. From this I have learned a lot over the last nine weeks about my culture‚ other cultures‚ and the possible future if all of us come together to become a more pluralistic society. I began to understand the classification of subordinate groups
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John Thompson’s Interview: Cultural Diversity John Thompson is one of my good Caucasian friend’s from high school. He was very fortunate growing up with his family but was also very hard working as well. He is twenty-five years old and was born was born in Utah but raised in Raleigh‚ NC. He proceeds to tell me about the American culture from his view which interests me so much because of my different cultural background. Our dialogic conversation consisted of: INTERVIEW Me: What is your definition
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Cultural Diversity By Ellen LeBreton and Beverley Clarke Factors that may influence the equality of opportunity for individuals There are many factors that may influence the equality of opportunity for individuals for example: • Ethnicity- the fact or state of belonging to a group that has a common national or cultural tradition. • Religious beliefs.- this is when you believe that there is a certain god for each religion for example Jehovah witnesses believe god doesn’t exist and they don’t celebrate
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reasons many people embrace Cultural diversity 1. They value diversity 2. They think cultural imperialism is bad 3. They believe that cultural Relativism will preserve the integrity of diverse cultures from the threat of cultural imperialism. Does cultural Relativism offer a basis for promoting tolerance of cultural differences and opposing cultural imperialism? Every society has to set a rule when it is acceptable to kill some members. 5 claims of cultural relativism 1. Different
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Appendix A Part I Define the following terms found in Week One and Week Two readings: Term | Definition | Diversity | The state of being diverse‚ different‚ or unlike. | Ethnocentrism | The tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life are superior to all others. | Melting pot | Diverse racial or ethnic groups or both‚ forming a new creation‚ a new cultural entity. | Minority group | A subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own
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Cultural diversity and Cultural shock Variety of behavior found among the people within or far apart from the nation can be termed as cultural diversity. The way they live till the way they think varies‚ within the one from next culture. It can be seen within the community‚ where the people from around the world lives and the way of thinking varies from us. It is one of the great aspects of life too in which we can learn about other cultures and learn the way they see. It not only helps to learn
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Activity 2 Inventory of Cross-Cultural Sensitivity ©Kenneth Cushner‚ 1986 Purpose To complete a self-assessment instrument regarding your intercultural experiences. Instructions The following questionnaire asks you to rate your agreement or disagreement with a series of statements. Please respond honestly as there are no correct answers. You will find another copy of this in the last section of the workbook that you can complete at a later time. You can compare your responses
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Week 7‚ Question 1: What are some of the unique problems general classroom teachers might encounter when working with parents of culturally diverse backgrounds? (Culturally diverse does NOT mean only ethnically diverse but culturally diverse in any way as in the culture of poverty.) When it comes to working with parents the general classroom teacher has to deal with a lot of different parents and when the parents are culturally diverse it can bring up a variety of situations. First‚ a teacher might
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Te Tohu Paetahi Ngā Poutoko Whakarara Year One Student Name: Gina McGhee Student ID: 200191255 Assessment Title: Tōu Ao/Tōku Ao Assessment Code: WTTMD511.2 Kaiako: Taiki Kennedy Due Date: 5 June 2013 Date Submitted: Word Count: Students please read and sign: Plagiarism is the use of others work that is submitted as your own. This will lead to disciplinary action as outlined in Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Tikanga Ako. I declare that the attached assignment
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| | |ETH/125 Version 7 | | |Cultural Diversity | Copyright © 2012‚ 2009‚ 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is designed to educate students
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