Robert Alan Silverstein once said, “Cultural differences should not separate us from each other, but rather cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of humanity.” The United States, at its core, has always been founded on diversity. Since the idea of America being a melting pot began, our nation has become more diverse and has tirelessly strived to be more inclusive. However, both the church and secular classrooms struggle to understand and appreciate diversity causing many culture problems to arise. Our biggest priority should then be to identify the issues and highlight the all the benefits diversity brings.
In order to accept diversity, it is important that you understand it. “Cultural diversity encompasses the whole range of human experiences including, but not limited to, age, gender, racial classification, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic class, ability, national origin, geographical location, political orientation, physical size, and appearance (“What’s So Important…”).” This shows that diversity is so important because it ultimately will affect at least one or more aspect of an individual’s life. Diversity in culture guides and shapes viewpoints and outlooks of individuals. Understanding …show more content…
Unfortunately, the weaknesses are focused on more. Diversity creates contention and disunity. When two people have different opinions on something, it is often times hard to compromise which results in conflict and competition. Different viewpoints based on different backgrounds can cause an individual to feel isolated. Despite its weaknesses, diversity leads to innovation because, “people from various backgrounds and cultures don’t think or work alike, thus it encourages more outside-the-box thinking that leads to new inventions and discoveries (Van Mossevelde, “The Pros and Cons to Diversity”).” Diversity promotes opportunity for people to collaborate with different skills and