constant and omnipresent light of diversity‚ from my early childhood in South America to my young adulthood in the United States. In my youth as a Venezuelan‚ I came in contact with many different people from many different cultures and identities‚ as Caracas had been a thriving city filled with immigrants from Europe‚ South America‚ Asia‚ the Middle East‚ the Caribbean‚ and North America. Diversity is a reality everywhere in the world‚ and the lack of diversity enables and perpetuates ignorance
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Effects Of Cultural diversity The concept of cultural diversity has a very wide scope and is being practiced by people and organizations all over the world. Broadly this idea includes hiring people of diverse races‚ different religions and promoting the entry of working staff from different countries. Although the practice of this concept has gained momentum in the past few years‚ but its existence is quite old and cultural diversity continues to live all around us. It exists in different communities
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In a globalized world it gets increasingly important for multinational companies to understand that cultural diversity can affect the business by building communication barriers. Cultural differences do not just mean that people speak different languages‚ it is also the way they think and feel and what traditions they have. Therefore we have to analyze how this diversity can influence the communication and what the consequences are. The old Japanese parable of the monkey and the fish is a good
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Our Cultural Diversity HUMA215-1302B-17 Lea Bucanek AIU-Online Cultural diversity is what the world is made of. It’s based on race‚ religion‚ socioeconomic status‚ and gender even. We need cultural diversity in the work place‚ our religion‚ and our lives. When we travel we tend to go to places we never been
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(1) culture and (2) cultural diversity. According to “Longman’s Dictionary of Contemporary English”‚ culture is primarily defined as “the beliefs‚ way of life‚ art‚ and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a particular society”. If we take into consideration that the “particular society” here is the city of London‚ because it is‚ after all‚ the topic of this assignment‚ we immediately run into the need to expand on this definition. This is where cultural diversity comes in – a term which
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issues of diversity understood/represented fairly‚ accurately or problematically? Australian schools are comprised of a diverse population of students with a vast range of sociocultural factors shaping their individual and unique identities. In 2006‚ more than 50% of people living in Australia were migrants or had a parent who had migrated to Australia (ABS‚ 2006‚ p. 46). This demonstrates the prevalence of cultural diversity in the population which extends into Australian schools. Diversity has many
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diverse racial‚ cultural groups and both genders to succeed. * Empowering School and Social Culture: viewing the school as a whole not just as individuals for fairness regarding culture. * 8 Characteristics of Multicultural School (Banks‚ pg 37-38) * School staff and administrations attitudes and expectations for students * Curriculum to be for all cultures‚ ethnics and both genders * Teaching and learning style coincides with the cultural diversity * Respect
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America is greatly influenced and enhanced by the many versatile cultures which inhabit it. Cultural diversity has added to our economy in such a way that it brings innovated ideas and contact structures throughout the world. International cuisines have come to America through subcultures‚ have expanded the food industry‚ and have allowed English Americans to try new foods and flavors. Immigrants have brought with them religious values that greatly differ and vary from those at which were natural
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distinctive cultural values and customs among various ethnic groups. According to 2002 Census Briefs‚ ethnic consumers comprise nearly 30 percent of the U.S. population. This surge of ethnic population is creating enormous marketing opportunities with greater purchasing power among the ethnic markets. Accordingly‚ U.S. marketers are making every effort to entice these lucrative ethnic markets by developing effective marketing strategies. People tend to live within their cultural boundaries‚
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Shug Avery‚ a main character in The Color Purple‚ is a promiscuous‚ attentive‚ independent woman. None of these words‚ however‚ can describe the protagonist Celie. Shug was a role model for Celie; she taught Celie that she didn’t have to put up with being taken advantage of and that love and sex were real and could be enjoyable. All the lessons that Shug taught Celie were meant to help her new best friend see that her life was not what it should be. Celie was in an abusive relationship with
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