issues of diversity understood/represented fairly‚ accurately or problematically? Australian schools are comprised of a diverse population of students with a vast range of sociocultural factors shaping their individual and unique identities. In 2006‚ more than 50% of people living in Australia were migrants or had a parent who had migrated to Australia (ABS‚ 2006‚ p. 46). This demonstrates the prevalence of cultural diversity in the population which extends into Australian schools. Diversity has many
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In simple terms‚ cultural diversity can be defined as the level of diversity or difference in a given society. Societies that display high levels of diversity exhibit many differences across that population. Differences can include skin color‚ religious affiliation‚ cultural practices and other ethnic beliefs and customs. Immigration is a major factor in determining the level of diversity that a given society is exposed to. Ever since the dawn of time‚ humans have traveled the globe in curiosity
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Cultural and Ethnic diversity continues to impact day to day life making diversity in the workplace more common. Diversity refers to the qualities that are different from our own and can include race‚ gender‚ ethnic group‚ age‚ personality‚ background and much more. Not only does diversity involve how people identify themselves‚ but how they perceive others as well‚ which‚ in turn‚ can affect their interactions in a culturally diverse work environment. Accepting and understanding the differences
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What is Cultural Diversity? What is cultural diversity? Diversity is nothing more than a difference from the majority. In any culture there is a majority and many minorities. Culture is a set of norms that set standards for a society of what is acceptable behavior. In every culture there are basic standards for social interaction such as personal space distance‚ eye contact‚ amount of body language displayed in public‚ negotiating style‚ etc. In America‚ we stand about eighteen inches apart when
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Cultural diversity is prevalent and on the rise in our world today. It’s not going away people! Many people cannot even define it‚ let alone understand how to deal with it. Cultural diversity includes; race‚ ethnic background‚ sexual orientation‚ religion‚ socioeconomic status and age. When we put all of these variables together it is easy to see how complex cultural diversity can be. While I can understand how some students may disagree that a cultural diversity class should be mandatory‚ their
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Cultural Diversity Week One 1. Some cultural diversity examples are‚ but not limited to; Geographic location‚ military and work experience‚ family status‚ income‚ religion‚ languages‚ and education. 2. I identify mostly with members of a less elite group of people. These members are not recognized by their race nor are judged by what they have done in their past but are praised by what they are doing in their present
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Diversity is understanding that every individual is special‚ and perceiving our individual contrasts. These can be along‚ the measurements of race‚ ethnicity‚ sex‚ financial status‚ age‚ physical capacities‚ religious convictions‚ political convictions‚ or different belief systems. Cultural diversity in a workplace is the consideration of differing individuals in a company working together. It is very important to have a diverse environment in the workplace; the success of an organization depends
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Cultural Diversity is more important than Globalization Hello‚ honorable judges‚ ladies and gentlemen. First‚ please let me introduce myself. My name is Yang Lei. It’s my great honor to be here and share my opinion. Today my topic is cultural Diversity is more important than globalization. With the development of globalization‚ great changes have taken place in every aspect of people’s life. Besides economic globalization‚ cultural globalization is also common in our daily life. Look at these
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Cultural Diversity Readings 30-32 Derrick Morton 8/18/2014 Reading # 30 1. What is a cultural repertoire? Answer: Cultural repertoire consists of components that may influence the way a parent raises a child. Middle class child rearing‚ the book asserts‚ generally conforms to the logic of concerted cultivation‚ according to which parents view it as their duty to actively foster the development of their children’s potential skills and talents. By contrast‚ the book notes
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Effects Of Cultural diversity The concept of cultural diversity has a very wide scope and is being practiced by people and organizations all over the world. Broadly this idea includes hiring people of diverse races‚ different religions and promoting the entry of working staff from different countries. Although the practice of this concept has gained momentum in the past few years‚ but its existence is quite old and cultural diversity continues to live all around us. It exists in different communities
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