Cultural Diversity is a noun and according to Dictionary.com the first definition is the cultural variety and cultural differences that exist in the world‚ a society‚ or an institution. The second definition is the inclusion of diverse people in a group or organization. I define cultural diversity as when you have people from different countries who of course have different beliefs‚ speak different languages‚ male and female living and working together peacefully. As social workers we must understand
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UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY Defining DIVERSITY Definitions of diversity range from distributive concerns based on the traditional categories of race‚ ethnicity and gender to the inclusion of a vast array of differences in age‚ sexual orientation‚ disability‚ employment status‚ tenure‚ function‚ educational background‚ lifestyle‚ religion‚ values and beliefs in addition to race‚ ethnicity and gender. In the recent CIPD report‚ Diversity: Stacking up the evidence (Anderson and Metcalf 2003)
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thinking‚ beliefs‚ knowledge‚ art crafts‚ morals ‚ and customs. In early childhood settings educators regularly come across children that belong to a different race‚ ethnicity or religion . (Ramsey‚ 2004). Children that come from a different cultural and linguistic background can have a positive or negative experience depending on the environment and the teaching practices that early childhood educators provide for them. When children get to know their own culture and see it that it is respected
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Cultural Diversity Reporter: Elvin Kent Daza Introduction Healthcare workers must work with and provide care to a variety of people YOU must be aware of factors that cause each individual to be unique That uniqueness is influenced by many things: Physical characteristics Family life Socioeconomic status Religious beliefs Geographical location Education Occupation Life experiences One major influence is the person’s cultural/ethical heritage Culture The values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ languages‚ symbols
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Environmental Burden of Disease •World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that “24% of the global burden of disease and 23% of all deaths can be attributed to environmental factors.” •For children 0-14 years of age‚ environmental factors cause 36% of all deaths. •In the developing world‚ 25% of deaths can be attributed to environment‚ while in the developed world – only 17% of deaths. What are the Major Environmental Factors? •Contaminated water – nearly 30% of environmental affects come
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Cultural Diversity: Campus Climates and Classroom Instruction American Society has been and continues to become increasingly mixed‚ complex‚ and variegated in its cultural practices and ethnic make up. However‚ the state schools have fallen short of race goals established thirty-one years ago in a desegregation case now known as Geier v. Sundquist. The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has notoriously had one of the worst recruiting efforts for diversifying undergraduates. This realization
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Plan Introduction Chapter 1. General survey of cultural diversity 1. Motivation of cultural diversity 2. Type of cultural diversity Chapter 2. Practical application of cultural diversity 2.1 Cultural diversity in USA. 2.2 Cultural diversity in Europe 2.3 Cultural diversity in Kyrgyzstan Conclusion Bibliography Introduction The theme of my course paper is “Cultural diversity”. I have chosen this topic because I am interested in this theme in
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States has always been the “melting pot” of various racial and ethnic groups. In spite of the sides of our history where each group experienced prejudice and discrimination on different levels past and present‚ our nation is still rich with cultural diversity. From this I have learned a lot over the last nine weeks about my culture‚ other cultures‚ and the possible future if all of us come together to become a more pluralistic society. I began to understand the classification of subordinate groups
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Assignment for mod I DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT A STUDY Group II 161 – Rishita Digar 233 - Rahul Raju 241 - Ashish Jain 232- Pushpender Kapil 240- Chandan Kumar Singh 237 - Shiv Shankar INTRODUCTION The concept of diversity includes acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique‚ and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ socio-economic status‚ age‚ physical abilities‚ religious beliefs
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Susan Kennedy Grand Canyon University Nursing 502 September 22‚ 2010 > Cultural diversity is a concept that is of increasing importance in the delivery of quality health care. It is this cultural awareness that allows healthcare professionals to see the entire picture of the patient and thus improves quality of care and healthcare outcomes The cultural values of specific ethnic groups have a direct influence on how they perceive healthcare‚ how and when they seek healthcare and how
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