Understanding and Celebrating Cultural Diversity in America ` Many people mistakenly use phrases such as “American culture‚” “white culture‚” or Western culture‚” as if such large‚ common‚ and homogenous cultures exist in the United States today. These people fail to acknowledge the presence of (1)cultural diversity‚ or the presence of multiple cultures and cultural differences within a society. In reality‚ many different cultural groups comprise the United States
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Legislation Section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996 provides: (1) If a child of compulsory school age who is a registered pupil at a school fails to attend regularly at the school‚ his parent is guilty of an offence. Break down the legislation and identify the issue word (using ticks‚ crosses and question-marks) [30 marks] If a child ✓ Of a compulsory school age ✓ Who is a registered pupil ✓ At a school ✓ Fails to attend ✓ Regularly ? At the school ✓ [His parent is guilty of an
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Equality and diversity policy The purpose of this policy is to advise staff in good practice to comply with the associations regulations in relation to equality and diversity The manager is responsible for ensuring that workplace rules and standards are clearly known‚ understood and followed by all staff. This workplace is an equal opportunities organisation and will ensure in the provisions of its care and support services‚ employment of all staff and use of volunteers It I recognised that
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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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Consequences of the Slave Trade…… Why go back five centuries to start an explanation of Africa’s crisis in the late 1990s? Must every story of Africa’s political and economic under-development begin with the contact with Europe? The reason for looking back is that the root of the crisis facing African societies is their failure to come to terms with the consequences of that contact. Start 15th century- Expanding European empires in the New World lacked one major resource -- a work force. In most
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confines him in the way of a prison‚ because his own expectations and character force him to overcome a difficult choice before acting on the duty he has for his father. This conflict of expectations stalls Hamlet by compelling him to question the consequences of his options and his loyalty to his father. When King Hamlet’s
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FACTORS RELATING TO THE GROWTH OF 19TH IMPERIALISM: Economic: triumph of modern industrial societies over traditional‚ pre-industrial societies. Colonies used for raw materials and markets for manufactured goods. Technological: railway‚ telegraph‚ and steamship. Better than traditional means. Machine gun over spear; modern medicine over witch doctor. Political: close government involvement with overseas business interests. Economic competition then became political competition. Strategic:
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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR What do managers do? Diversity in Organizations LETS START WITH SOME REFLECTION.. Recall a time when you have felt uncomfortable or targeted because of any characteristic of your demographic status. You may recall incidents pertaining to as many characteristics as you feel appropriate Briefly describe the event‚ how you felt at that time‚ how they reacted and how you think the other party could have done better. Write these in your notebooks. Now write about a time when
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Managing Diversity* July 2009 Creating competitive advantage through cultural dexterity Highlights • Cultural dexterity is a business skill that enables effective collaboration and communication among people across multiple dimensions of diversity. • Collaboration within a group of diverse people‚ who approach problems from different perspectives‚ improves corporate performance. • The environment a company creates can enable—or impede— the success of its employees. • Leaders are personally accountable
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early process of socialization and the process carries over to the way in which they perceived themselves and the world. Some people agree that cultural diversity in the workplace develop our country skills and contributes to the growth. But how far these opinion accepted by the society as a whole. Many corporations have recognized that diversity contributes to the bottom line by making it easier to retain good employees‚ lowering costs by developing skill in-house and developing a reputation that
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