An essay on the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence Julie K Drouillard Devry institute SOC 350 July 2009 The United States is a country consisting of many cultures‚ races and religions. The United States is becoming increasingly diverse and global‚ with many minority cultures and races developing into majority cultures and races. Newer religions take their place alongside traditional faiths. Both cultural and spiritual differences in people are potential causes for misunderstanding
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our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas‚ openness‚ dignity‚ joy‚ healing‚ and inclusion.” Diversity is the 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‚ political beliefs‚ or other ideologies. I believe that people fear diversity because
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DEVELOPING YOURSELF AS AN EFFECTIVE TEAM MEMBER (M2.34) Understanding teams and teamwork The difference between a team and a group is that a team is internally organized‚ with specific roles for different members of the team. They all have the same aim and goal. A group is just a collection of people with something in common but each individual has a different goal. The Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing model of group development was first proposed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965‚ who maintained
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The course has improved my knowledge of the daily challenges and changes faced in the cultural diversity. It also showed me how to identify and solve problems such as: training‚ and teacher in a an multicultural education community. Having clear understand of diversity and how it work plays a key part in running an organization properly‚ how you teach and how people learn. In the first Module 1‚ I focused on what is cultural diversity and how it works and what we should know. My goal was to find
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Cultural Diversity in Nursing Care November 01‚ 2010 Cultural Diversity in Nursing Care Health in all cultures is an important aspect of life. A person’s cultural background‚ religion and/or beliefs‚ greatly influences a person’s health and their response to medical care (Spector‚ 2004). These diverse cultures guide decisions made in daily life; what food eaten‚ living arrangements made‚ medications taken and medical advice listened to. A nurse must be knowledgeable and respectful of these
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF RUSSIAN POPULATION 2 Cross cultural issues arise from differences in values‚ behavior and thinking between Americans and people from other countries. Misunderstandings frequently result from cultural differences which lead to ineffective communication and implications for the healthcare system (Kaakinen‚ Gedaly-Duff‚ Coehlo‚ & Harmon Hansen‚ 2010). In order
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The role of cultural diversity in education and how it effect on Students‚ teachers and the community Culture encapsulates so many characteristics that shape an individual. There are not only influences from gender‚ race but also from class‚ age‚ geographic location‚ religion and even language influence one’s own cultural identity. In the United States‚ the student population is one of the most diverse in the whole world. We have a large number of immigrants who locate here from countries
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Running head: Cultural Diversity Cultural Diversity and Our Behavior Effects Mary J. Shaw Altenburg‚ Missouri Abstract How is cultural diversity created? Some think it simply exists. Cultural diversity is much broader than merely race and ethnicity. For example‚ it is quite possible that the cultural differences between the elite and the poor are greater than the differences between racial groups within the same society. So‚ how is cultural diversity created? More specifically‚ what are
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Cultural Diversity in My Community Cindy Kirkland Cultural Diversity February 18‚ 2007 Chino a community being so diverse‚ there is not enough cultural awareness. Leaders in the community treat people friendly‚ because they either know them already or read their personalities. In a diverse community‚ it is essential that the members of that community be aware of other members in the community. Knowledge is power and people can learn a lot by just paying attention to the actions of
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Addressing cultural diversity in the classroom. Cultural diversity and diversity in general is something that we should champion in the modern age. As a teacher however‚ it brings challenges to engage and maintain a student’s learning in the classroom environment. As Thomas Jefferson said “There is nothing more unequal‚ than the equal treatment of unequal people.” This essay will present a view that a pre-service and newly registered teacher needs to identify on an individual and self-less basis
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