• the ways in which diversity can impact on work and work relationships Diversity at your workplace is a great way to deliver quality‚ effective and appropriate service to clients. Having a shared set of values‚ respect and understanding others beliefs encourages better work place relationships. • the benefits of diversity Diversity can help you learn understand and respect other cultures and beliefs‚ religion‚ getting involved with other social groups. • the need for inclusivity‚ cultural safety
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From outward appearances North Americans seem very similar‚ but Canadians have a distinct culture of which they are extremely proud and that is celebrated around the world. These subtle social‚ economic‚ religious and political differences can be hard to detect unless one is immersed in the culture. Canada’s unique culture is due in part to the various ethnicities who have been integrated over time. From her inception‚ Canada had two founding cultures (French and British) and today we are proud
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choosing Canada as a destination for their studies. There were more than 153‚000 international students in 2004‚ spending $25‚000 per person only in school-related expenses‚ making the total of $3.8 billion a year (Dib & Turcotte‚ 2008). The multiculturalism policy has contributed to the growing intermarriage rates. There has been a growth in the trend of marriages among different ethnicities‚ races‚ and religions. Statistics Canada 2001 census reported that there was an increase of 35% of mixed
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The Multiculturalism Fairytale Who are we in Australia? What are our social origins? How should these origins influence us today? How should we build upon them in shaping a better and more just future? Is the process to be one of steady evolution or noisy revolution? This quote is from the late Australian politician Al Grassby‚ who was Minister for Immigration in the Whitlam government 1972. It was he‚ that introduced the word "multiculturalism" to Australian society. This speech is simply a tribute
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Today in America “multiculturalism” is becoming popular in education‚ economy‚ and employment. While some accept multiculturalism in our community and the other hand they’re opposing in multiculturalism. In Hasia Diner essay‚ “Some problems with ‘Multiculturalism’: or‚ ‘The Best Laid Plan‚” argues about multiculturalism very odd topic which some people do know what is “multiculturalism” in reality. In one hand‚ I agree that multiculturalism is being taught in schools and universities; on the other
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http://saharconsulting.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/6-advantages-of-workplace-diversity/ MARCH 26‚ 2010 BY SAHARCONSULTING 6 advantages of Workplace Diversity Workplace Diversity Why should 0rganizations and businesses care about Diversity & Inclusion now? Diversity and inclusion affect not only the businesses’ people and operations internally but also their customers‚ suppliers‚ and other external stakeholders. The most important key ingredient in this shift is: A) The changing
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Separation or Assimilation? Our country‚ The United States of America‚ was essentially founded on the principles of life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness through solidarity of human kind. In Bernard R. Boxill’s article‚ "Separation or Assimilation‚" he fundamentally poses the Hamletesque question: to assimilate or not to assimilate. Subsequent to the dilemma of some black cultural nationalists‚ whom not only argue for assimilation of the black American populace‚ but also believe that this
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Acculturation‚ Pluralism and Cross-Cultural Awareness in the Classroom First‚ acculturation is the process of adopting the dominant group’s cultural patterns; some groups prefer to keep‚ or maintain the original culture. Consequently that group will not have become highly cultured to American culture. Second‚ Pluralism ideology believes that they should keep their identity and culture. Such ideas have advantages and disadvantages‚ because most of the case the dominant groups are not willing to
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At present‚ both individuals and governments are concerned about language diversity as an increasing number of reports have demonstrated a considerable decrease in the number of languages during the last few centuries (Romaine‚ 2007). Additionally‚ the future of many languages is also dismal. As a consequence‚ whether or not to protect endangered languages is a quite controversial issue at present. This essay will discuss both advantages and disadvantages of preserving languages‚ which are quite
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Top Ten Characteristics of a Multicultural School Environment I was able to find only nine available choices for the characteristics of a multicultural school environment so I made my top nine characteristics of a multicultural school environment. My choices are as follows: 1. The faculty‚ administrators‚ and other staff see themselves as learners enhanced and changed by understanding‚ affirming‚ and reflecting cultural diversity. 2. Teachers and administrators are able to deal with questions
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