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? Diversity is defined in the dictionary as "the condition of being different." A crucial mistake many people make is to equate diversity with "race" and "culture". They think diversity is about "what Hispanics are like" or "what Europeans are like". “This approach is inherently flawed because it
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show a congruence between essentialist perspectives of race and ethnicity to the existence of ethnic tensions and prejudice. In the context of Post structural theory it will be argued that it offers a more realistic and progressive appraisal of identity as fluid and changing through social contexts. Differences between Eva’s and my own identity serve to highlight the inequality of dominant culture over ethnic minorities. Therefore‚ pedagogical strategies will be examined from a post structural perspective
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Luu Soc 0835‚ Sec 002 Yuichi Moroi November 9‚ 2010 Ethnic/Race Identity Formation and the Internet Throughout the course of American history‚ immigration from around the world has been occurring. The result from the different people emigrating from such varying parts of the human race creates the diversity in American society. As different ethnicities come into America‚ racial discrimination and stereotypes are created. Ethnic identity starts to become an issue where immigration
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only a few of the questions that have plagued scholars and students of nationalism. This essay aims to trace the ideas of three important scholars in this fieldnamely‚ Benedict Anderson‚ Paul Brass and Anthony. D. Smith. To begin with‚ the one notion that most scholars agree with today‚ is that nationalism and nations were not a phenomena that existed from time immemorial. They occurred at specific times in history‚ and they are modern concepts‚ which gained a firm footing with events like the
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collective achievement. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is the preferencing of an individual’s culture over the cultures of any other group. Or tendency to believe that one’s ethnic or cultural group is centrally important‚ and that all other groups are measured in relation to one’s own. It can be good for the individual country because it helps society stick together as a whole‚ but it often is a bad thing for the world as a
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Red Cliff and Early Chinese Notions Introduction The philosophies of early Chinese thinkers differ greatly from the mindset of modern day philosophers. The four major philosophies of China‚ Confucianism‚ Mohism‚ Taoism and Legalism arose primarily during the Warring States era from 475 BC to 221 BC. Following the end of the Qin Dynasty and the fall of Qin Shi Huang‚ Confucianism became the dominant philosophical school in China. Confucianism represented the teachings of Chinese philosopher
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simultaneously‚ to address issues of social disadvantage and community relations More info:. 1)multiculturalism as a sound policy framework consistent with HREOC’s legislative mandate to promote understanding‚ respect and friendship among racial and ethnic groups in Australia and to combat prejudices that lead to racial discrimination.[4]2 )Multiculturalism is also a set of norms or principles compatible with HREOC’s vision for an Australian society in which the human
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communities. Conversely‚ to buy into this strategy could only mean to be at odds with “multiculturalism” since “integration” is the root claim in inclusiveness. Chua (2015) penned that in a country like Singapore‚ integration with other different ethnic communities “is not only about fitting in” (Chua‚ 2015) but also to let the host be changed a little by the presence of new members of community. To assimilate cultural differences and to place communal peace in order‚ Singapore relies on its Sedition
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the article Ethnic Libraries and Librarianship in the United States: Models and Prospects by Stephen Stern. Humans are cyclical creatures‚ and many issues‚ such as topics relating to immigration‚ facing our modern society have already been experienced and dealt with in some fashion in the past. According to Stern librarians have been dealing with and trying to find the best approach to handle these issues for over 100 years. The author states that and there are four models of ethnic library service
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overseas along with many Chinese immigrants. Although it may be an abomination of civil rights outside the gates of Chinatown‚ a huge emphasis on tax collection went unquestioned due to the ethnic practices of the Chinese people (i.e. political structures). 2) The Steinberg book possesses the title‚ "The Ethnic Myth"‚ as an attempt to divulge the parables behind many alleged certainties concerning ethnicity. The title presents a portal to a realm of ethnicity that embodies the potential to reconfigure
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