Diversity consciousness enables individuals to be successful especially in learning environments. Unfortunately‚ many people have misconceptions of diversity. We‚ most of the time‚ tend to limit our awareness of diversity to just certain dimensions‚ such as gender‚ race‚ culture‚ religion. There are several hidden dimensions of diversity that are important to be aware of such as learning styles‚ personalities‚ personal expectations etc. In a school environment‚ having a broad range of learning styles
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a Day SOCS350 July 14‚ 2013 The discussion of the importance of understanding cultural‚ ethnic‚ and gender differences by managers and professionals in a business setting begins with defining the key terms. Diversity is defined as “real or perceived differences among people that affect their interactions and relationships “(Bell‚ 2007). According to Week 1 lecture (SOCS 350‚ 2013)‚ cultural diversity is defined as: “the existence of a wide variety of cultures and subcultures represented
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Disadvantages of Democracy Making the wrong choice In a democratic country‚ it is the common man who has the supreme right to choose their legislature and their prevailing authorities. As per a general study‚ not all the people are completely conscious of the political circumstances in their nation. The common masses may not be acquainted of the political matters in their society. This may lead to common man taking an erroneous selection during election. Authorities May Lose focus As the government
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Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion Dimensions of Cultural Diversity According to Andresen (2007)‚ there are three main dimensions of diversity within a person’s personality‚ which are organizational‚ external‚ and internal dimensions. First‚ organizational dimensions start at the functional level. Second‚ external dimensions are based from experience. Third‚ are the internal dimensions‚ which are based on personal issues (p. 745). An organizational dimension of diversity includes a person’s
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Over the last decade‚ the issues around sexual diversities in the school community have increased. Although there has been raised awareness around the topic‚ pre-service teachers and current school educators continue to be inactive in their approaches to addressing sexual diversities in the classroom and broader school population. This shows that educators and pre-service teachers are not being provided with enough support and knowledge in this controversial area and therefore‚ it is critical to
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It may not have been James Cook’s intention to influence such great diversity when he sailed onto the Hawaiian island of Maui in 1778. In his essay The End of Race‚ Journalist Steve Olson speaks of the extreme diversity tourist encounter as soon as they arrive at a Hawaiian airport. He states‚ “Once out of the airport‚ they encounter what is probably the most genetically mixed population in the world. To the genes of Captain Cooks sailors and the native Polynesians has been added the DNA of European
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Double Taxation Double Taxation: Depending on what special rights and restrictions are attached to the shares‚ and how the profits of the corporation are paid out to the shareholders‚ there is the possibility of double taxation: the corporation must pay taxes on its profits and the shareholder may be subject to taxation on the profits paid out. This can result in greater taxation than if a corporation was not used for the business. C corporations pay taxes on profits when corporate income is distributed
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BUSINESS ETHICS AND VALUES The Ethics of Diversity DTMT07 – Renaissance Center BUS 401 – Business Ethics and Values Professor Thomas John Elliot December 12‚ 2005 Abstract This paper briefly describes the importance and the influence of the ethics of diversity. The Ethics of Diversity “To be a slave was to have nothing but still have something left to lose.” (Tademy‚ 2001) In the case of slavery‚ the morality existed that the “ends justified the means”. Both‚ teleological and deontological
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o m / l o c a t e / h u m r e s Diversity in organizations: Where are we now and where are we going? Lynn M. Shore ⁎‚ Beth G. Chung-Herrera‚ Michelle A. Dean‚ Karen Holcombe Ehrhart‚ Don I. Jung‚ Amy E. Randel‚ Gangaram Singh Institute for Inclusiveness and Diversity in Organizations‚ Department of Management‚ College of Business Administration‚ San Diego State University‚ 5500 Campanile Drive‚ San Diego‚ CA 92182‚ USA a r t i c l e Keywords: Diversity Inclusiveness i n f o a b s t
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com/dictionary/diversity Cambridge: diversity /daɪˈvɜːsəti/ noun Definition › [U] HR‚ SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY the fact of there being people of many different groups in society‚ within an organization‚ etc.: cultural/ethnic diversity We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity in the workplace. › [S or U] the fact of there being many different things existing together in a group: There seemed to to be an infinite diversity of possibilities. (Definition of diversity noun
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