Diversity can be defined as people coming together from different races‚ nationalities‚ religions and sexes to form a group‚ organization or community. A diverse organization is one that values the difference in people. It is one that recognizes that people with different backgrounds‚ skills‚ attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions. Diverse organizations encourage and harness these differences to make their services relevant and approachable. Diverse organizations draw upon the
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What is a Nation? The concept of a nation refers to a socially constructed and politically organized grouping of a people‚ or ethnic group‚ within a self-governing physical boundary. Historically‚ the concept of a nation in its modern understanding has been distorted to further it from its original definition. Evidence of such distortion exists in our present society‚ and has continued through common conflation of definitions between a nation and other similar social groupings. This essay will attempt
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My own racial/ethnic identity is mixed. I consider myself half Puerto Rican and half White. My mother is Puerto Rican and was born in Puerto Rico. She moved to the states when she was 11. My father was White and was born in California but died shortly after my birth. As a result‚ I never was exposed to that side of my family and lack the knowledge of my father’s and his family’s racial/ethnic identity. I was raised solely by my mom and almost all of my ethnicity stems from her ethnic background and
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Ethnicity & race are distinct from nationality‚ another term commonly used to describe a group of people with shared traits. Nationality is identity with a group of people who share legal attachment & personal allegiance to a particular country. RISE OF NATIONALITIES A nation or nationality is a group of people tied together to a particular place through legal status & cultural tradition. In principle‚ the cultural values shared with others of the same ethnicity derive from religion‚ language
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outsiders)‚ for supervision (because acquaintances are willing to intervene when children and juveniles behave unacceptably)‚ and for shaping children’s values and interests.” According to the current theory‚ community characteristics such as poverty and ethnic diversity lead to higher delinquency rates because they interfere with community members’ abilities to work together ( Seepersad‚ 2013).’ Social disorganization theory contends that in view of disappointments in the aptitudes and systems administration
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hierarchical (one valued over the other) Specific place in ranking is related to wealth‚ power and longevity in place Neither are based in biology/genetic difference Ethnicity Ethnic Groups-Groups within society that display unique cultural traits: language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ etc. Panethnic Groups: Category or grouping of related ethnic groups: Euro-Americans; Hispanic American‚ Asian Americans‚ etc. What are minorities? More or less wealth determines minorities‚ Groups who are singled out for differential
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inequality’‚ Focus on Australian society‚ 2nd edn‚ Longman‚ Melbourne. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2009‚ Australian Bureau of Statistics‚ viewed 28 November 2009‚ < http://www.abs.gov.au/ >. Bessant‚ J & Watts‚ R 2002‚ ‘Neighbours and nations: ethnic identity and multiculturalism’‚ Sociology Australia‚ 2nd edn‚ Allen & Unwin‚ St Leonards‚ NSW. Bolton‚ S & Peterson‚ C 2009‚ Indian students speak: Stop the racist attacks!‚ viewed 28 November 2009‚ < http://www.greenleft.org.au/2009/798/41083>. Economou
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with. Targets are not always based on race‚ but based on social class. Hate crimes are not always an uncontrollable or random act. Race motivated crimes occur when an ethnically or racially person starts to see a migration of people with different ethnic or racial backgrounds. Social class hate crimes occur when individuals feel they are trying to better their communities by ridding them of the “trash”. Prejudice will continue to exist because of human nature. Racial hatred if the most common hate
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Importance of Understanding Cultural‚ Ethnic‚ and Gender Difference Chamberlain College of Nursing Diversity in the workplace is the differences‚ cultural‚ ethnic‚ and gender‚ among the individuals who work there. Understanding the differences among these individuals‚ business professionals and managers can capitalize on the talent along with the new and fresh prospective they bring. Understanding this diversity also aids in effective communication. As many of today’s businesses are
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DISCRIMINATION ON ETHNIC GROUNDS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Introduction Many societies all over the world have had to grapple with the problem of inter-group relations. Such concepts as apartheid‚ discrimination‚ prejudice‚ pogrom‚ ethnicity‚ hatred‚ fanaticism‚ intolerance‚ war and even terrorism are terms in common use all over the world. It is manifest that many societies tend to stratify themselves based on the strength of race or tribe. Ethnic discrimination represents one of the problems
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