...Cultural Diversity Book Analysis outline 1. Text Name: “Diversity Consciousness”, Fourth Edition, by Richard D. Bucher. Main Idea: Opening our minds to people, Cultures and Opportunities. i) The book helps us in understanding the different concepts of diversity and its effects on individuals. The major topics that covered in the text books are listed below: * Diversity: Overview on diversity. * Diversity Consciousness and Success. * Personal and Social barriers to Success. * Developing Diversity Consciousness. * Communicating in Diverse world. * Social Networking. * Teamwork. * Leadership. * Preparing for the future. 2. This book has a great source of information for a people who wants to learn something about diversity consciousness, how it affects each of us in our daily life and how it is important for personal and professional growth. i) Chapter 2 talks about a Sociocultural Theory and Success, It explains us that why Diversity skills are important at school or workplace. ii) Chapter 3 discuss about the Personal and Social Barriers to Success that everyone encounters at one point of their life. iii) Chapter 4 talks about developing the diversity consciousness, six steps that can help us in learning the diversity skills. iv) Chapter 5 gives us the information about the different forms of communication in a diverse world, why effective communication is important in dealing within the diversity. v) Chapter...
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...Sharine Daniel Chapter 4 &5 Group diversity and leadership. In the advent of globalization , the present day 's groups are also moving towards the intermixture of races and culture in various groups in the society especially in a aspect of the workforce .This today has become one of the primary problems groups faces because some don’t take the time out to research there members culture which will help and deter problems in the group while enabling the group to work efficiently and effectively. Diversity consciousness is very important for expanding the opportunities for success that we have in the future. Diversity consciousness helps to enhance the person’s diversity skills; it expands the person’s horizons and empowers them through knowledge; and it promotes personal growth and helps to strengthen the social networks that can be beneficial down the road in a career. Without diversity consciousness, an individual is not knowledgeable of cultural, racial, and sexual differences and will have a very poor social network to build upon in the future. Diversity skills such as communication, teamwork and leadership are essential to ensuring that people interact with one another in ways that respect and value differences. Communication is essential to provide each co-worker or team member with the necessary information as efficiently as possible. Different types of communication exist, such as written, verbal, and behavioral, and each form sends a message to a person or group...
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... Explain how three demographic changes in the United States are reflected within the organization. Chapter 1 1. Age younger candidates are declining, older candidates are increasing 2. Ethnicity- higher ethnicity rates 3. Unemployment Rates Dropping 4. Higher Work Wages 5. Lower HS Drop Outs 6. Gender- http://www.dol.gov/dol/aboutdol/history/herman/reports/futurework/conference/trends/NewTrends_.htm A1a. Describe two ways in which increasing diversity could strengthen the organization. Chapter 2, page 63 1. 2. B1. Describe two specific communication practices within the organization that could be improved. Chapter 5 1. 2. B2. Explain two stereotypical assumptions that could limit effective communication between members of the organization. 1. 2. B3. Explain two potential barriers within the organization that must be overcome in order to improve communication. Chapter 5, page 173 and chapter3 1. 2. C1. Describe three diversity skills that can help the organization overcome communication barriers. 1. 2. 3. C2. Explain how members of the organization will develop the three diversity skills from part C1. Chapter 4, page 120 C3. Explain the benefits of implementing the recommendations from part C1. Chapter 6 and 7 D. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format. Benefits, strengths, and challenges of diversity in collaborative environments. A. Prepare a report for the ...
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...reading Descartes, Locke began to relish the great ideas of philosophy and the scientific method. On one occasion, while in a meeting with friends, the question of the "limits of human understanding" arose. He spent almost twenty years of his life on the subject until the publication of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, a great chapter in the History of Philosophy.[3] John Locke's chapter XXVII "On Identity and Diversity" in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) has been said to be one of the first modern conceptualizations of consciousness as the repeated self-identification of oneself, through which moral responsibility could be attributed to the subject—and therefore punishment and guiltiness justified, as critics such as Nietzschewould point out, affirming "...the psychology of conscience is not 'the voice of God in man'; it is the instinct of cruelty ... expressed, for the first time, as one of the oldest and most indispensable elements in the foundation of culture."[4][5][6] John Locke does not use the terms self-awareness or self-consciousness though.[7] According to Locke, personal identity (the self) "depends on consciousness, not on substance" nor on the soul. We are the same person to the extent that we are conscious of our past and future thoughts and actions in the same...
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...Paola Capellan PI: 2647577 Assignment 2 – Chapters 5 thru 9 Journal CHAPTER 5 1. If students sit in the same classroom, read the same assignments, and hear the same lectures, are they all receiving the same education? Might these students interpret the same lesson differently because of the social worlds in which they live? Page 133 I believe that even though students have the same opportunities and environment in the same exact classroom, they are all still not receiving the same education. This all depends on their mental capacities, the amount of attention they give, and if they understand the assignments and lectures. Everyone can have different experiences and take in different information even though being in the same scenarios. I do believe that because of diverse social worlds, people are influenced by their cultures and in turn may interpret information differently. 2. One of the challenges confronting doctors is to open up lines of communication with their patients. One doctor laments, “People put us on a pedestal. They see us as angels, and this makes communication difficult. They don’t ask questions or express their concerns. But we make mistakes like anyone else.” In communicating with their patients, what is one specific thing doctors might do to level the playing field and promote more open, honest communication? Page 136 To level the playing field, doctors can talk to their patients and effectively explain how their “power”, “status” or title doesn’t...
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...Although, I feel as if the book could be arranged in a different way from than what it is in order to allow for a better understanding of the different topics. I think that the book should start off with what is chapter 4, Developing Throughout the Life Span. This should be first because it will educate people about human development. I then think that chapter 1, Thinking Critically with Psychological Science, should be chapter 2. This will allow students to learn about the basic knowledge of psychology. My next chapter would then be chapter 3, Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity. This chapter would be staying in the same spot because I feel as if it is in the correct spot because the nature vs. nurture issue is a huge topic when discussing psychology. Next, I would move chapter 2, Neuroscience and Behavior, to become chapter 4. I feel as if behavior and neuroscience should be discussed right after talking about nature vs. nurture. Chapter 13, Emotion, should then be moved to become chapter 5. It is important to discuss emotion while talking about human developmental topics. Chapter 16, Personality, should be moved to be chapter 6. This is because personality also fits into the categories of human development. Chapter 10, Thinking and Language, should be moved to become chapter 7 because now it is discussing the idea of one hinting for themselves and speaking....
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...5 This chapter explores how racial and ethnic identity develops and how a sensitivity to this process can improve adult education. Racial and Ethnic Identity and Development Alicia Fedelina Chávez, Florence Guido-DiBrito Racial and ethnic identity are critical parts of the overall framework of individual and collective identity. For some especially visible and legally defined minority populations in the United States, racial and ethnic identity are manifested in very conscious ways. This manifestation is triggered most often by two conflicting social and cultural influences. First, deep conscious immersion into cultural traditions and values through religious, familial, neighborhood, and educational communities instills a positive sense of ethnic identity and confidence. Second, and in contrast, individuals often must filter ethnic identity through negative treatment and media messages received from others because of their race and ethnicity. These messages make it clear that people with minority status have a different ethnic make-up and one that is less than desirable within mainstream society. Others, especially white Americans, manifest ethnic and racial identity in mostly unconscious ways through their behaviors, values, beliefs, and assumptions. For them, ethnicity is usually invisible and unconscious because societal norms have been constructed around their racial, ethnic, and cultural frameworks, values, and priorities and then referred to as “standard...
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...Chapter 4 Society I. Society. Society refers to people who interact in a defined territory and share culture. This chapter explores four important theoretical views explaining the nature of human societies, focusing on the work of Gerhard Lenski, Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim. II. Gerhard Lenski: Society and Technology. Gerhard Lenski (Nolan & Lenski, 2010) focuses on sociocultural evolution, the changes that occur as a society acquires new technology. According to Lenski, the more technological information a society has, the faster it changes. New technology sends ripples of change through a society’s entire way of life. Lenski’s work identifies five types of societies based on their level of technology. A. Hunting and gathering societies use simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation. Until about twelve thousand years ago, all humans were hunter-gatherers. At this level of sociocultural evolution, food production is relatively inefficient; groups are small, scattered, and usually nomadic. Society is built on kinship, and specialization is minimal, centered chiefly around age and gender. These societies are quite egalitarian and rarely wage war. B. Horticultural and pastoral societies employ a technology based on using hand tools to raise crops. In very fertile and also in arid regions, pastoralism, technology that supports the domestication of animals, develops instead of horticulture. In either case, these strategies encourage much larger societies to emerge...
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...psychology as well as an interesting elective for non-majors. This class also completes a general education requirement. Course Objectives: to help you expand your abilities and knowledge in the following broad areas as they pertain to psychology: the process of inquiry, critical reasoning, major concepts and methodologies, current developments within psychology, applications of psychological principles to the real world, comprehension and understanding of psychological theory and research design, and respect for the commonality and diversity of human experience. Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, students should have a basic understanding of: the dynamics of psychological research, how the science of psychology has come to be a field of its own, the importance and contribution of the Nature vs. Nurture debate in the field of psychology, the influence of biological processes on behavior and mental processes, the many states of consciousness and how they contribute to psychological functioning, the processes of learning and the many theories used to explain how we learn, the building blocks of personality and the 4 main theories used to explain and assess personality, the...
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...(newer) forms are there? Economic, political (EU border issues). More modern notions that might not ‘fit’ traditional ideas of ‘diaspora’. Even the word seems rather outdated now? - Diaspora/transnational communities – relationships in the ‘hostland’, relationships with the ‘homeland’ – transnationalism and integration in the homeland TYPES Victim Labour Imperial Trade Deterritorialised New ideas Characteristics of diaspora: key features they have in common - Dispersal: - Or – Expansion - Memory of homeland – idealisation of home. - Idealisation of the ancestral homeland – - Development of a return movement to the homeland – transnationalism. - A strong ethnic group consciousness – based on distinctiveness, common history, common cultural and religious heritage - ‘troubled’ relationship with host societies – integration – suggesting a lack of acceptance: Mazzucato research below. - empathy with co-ethnic members in other countries of settlement. Aided by electronic communication, Skype, email, facebook, cheap phone calls, cheap flights. - possibility of a distinctive, enriching life in host countries – integration – those with a tolerance for pluralism, anyway. INTERSECTIONS WITH LANGUAGE ISSUES Emerging from diaspora/transnational communities. New forms being researched/written about: 1. Rampton: Crossing. 2. Translanguaging – Blackledge & Creese (2010), 3. Preece –...
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...Introductory Psychology. This course focuses on the science of psychology and includes the following goals: 1. Develop an understanding of how Psychology is relevant to your daily life and academic success. In fact, students who are able to relate course concepts to real-life examples tend to learn more effectively and remember course information. 2. Provide a basic foundation of the major content areas in psychology. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts and procedures of the scientific method and its relation to psychology. 4. Demonstrate how to apply the scientific method and critical thinking skills to your daily life. 5. Demonstrate knowledge of the vocabulary related to Psychology. 6. Understand the nature of prejudice and discrimination, and other issues related to diversity, how they have impacted psychology and culture in...
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...Binti Nik Rahimi – G1215608 Nur Auni Afifah Hanapi – G1210096 Nurul Izzah Aziz – G1214870 QUESTION 1 Based on the definition in chapter, GE under Jack Welch was not able to fulfill his duty. Even though he did create considerable wealth during his tenure as CEO, he did so at the cost the societal harmony and environmental well-being. According to the case, during his time as the CEO of GE, he fired a large number of employees due to underperformance, or because of outsourcing. Additionally, it was under his leadership that GE had severely polluted in the Hudson River, and more importantly, lobbied against its clean up at GE’s expense. Furthermore, while he enjoyed a large number of perks during and after his time at GE, he created a pension fund that was unfair to workers at GE. Based on his actions, we believe he did not fulfill his duty, as defined by Chapter 5. We believe he could certainly have done better. The phenomenal growth GE achieved during his time was by prioritizing wealth creation over responsibilities to stakeholders such as employees and the environment. Be believe that there is a middle path that can be pursued, which allowed GE to grow in a much more sustainable manner. We feel he could have paid more attention to employee well-being by being slightly more flexible in their performance evaluation and should have promoted diversity. Based on his actions, it seems Welch followed the “survival of the fittest” maxim ruthlessly, and in doing so caused disharmony...
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...CHAPTER 12 Feminist Therapy Co-authored by Barbara Herlihy and Gerald Corey INTRODUCTION History and Development KEY CONCEPTS View of Human Nature Feminist Perspective on Personality Development Challenging Traditional Roles for Women Principles of Feminist Psychology THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS Therapeutic Goals Therapist’s Function and Role Client’s Experience in Therapy Relationship Between Therapist and Client APPLICATION: Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures The Role of Assessment and Diagnosis Techniques and Strategies The Role of Men in Feminist Therapy FEMINIST THERAPY APPLIED TO THE CASE OF STAN SUMMARY AND EVALUATION Summary Contributions of Feminist Therapy Limitations and Criticisms of Feminist Therapy FEMINIST THEORY FROM A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE Contributions to Multicultural Counseling Limitations for Multicultural Counseling WHERE TO GO FROM HERE RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS 340 SOME C O N TE M P O R ARY FEMINIST T H E R AP I STS Feminist therapy does not have a single founder. Rather, it has been a collective effort by many. We have selected a few individuals who have made significant contributions to feminist therapy for inclusion here, recognizing full well that many others equally influential could have appeared in this space, Feminist therapy is truly founded on a theory of inclusion. member of the board of trustees of the last two. In recent decades...
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...Chapter 1 Expanding the Gates of Perception Christopher Johns Aldous Huxley (1959) reflected on his experience of taking mescalin and its impact in enabling him to access the greater ‘mind at large’ and in doing so to circumvent the brain and nervous system as some sort of reducing valve. In other words, taking mescalin blew fuses and opened Huxley’s mind to perceive things in new and different ways. Hence the title of his book, The Doors of Perception. As we go about our everyday business we take the world largely for granted and respond habitually. Meaning is projected into events that enable us to take things in our stride, and in doing so, reinforce our sense of self. Thus the multiple doors of possibility are not always visible: instead, existing knowledge and experience are defended as if the ego itself is threatened. The more we know, the more threatened we become when that knowing is challenged. A certain degree of anxiety and fear is useful for learning (see Joyce 1984; Casement 1985; Freshwater 2000). However, too much fear and anxiety is not conducive to learning. Perhaps we all need mescalin in the morning to heighten our perceptions, to lower our defences and open ourselves to possibility. From a Buddhist perspective we are caught in a world of samsara, depicted by the cock, the snake and the pig – craving, aversion and delusion respectively – who chase one another around and around, locked into a world of greed, hate and ignorance. It is a restless world of...
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...In her survey of female writers in chapter four, she attributed to Aphra Behn the emergence of female writers. She was the one “who earned them the right to speak their minds” (Room 72) establishing her as an early example of writing as a profession for women. Woolf, then, marks the emergence of several Victorian women novel writers. Woolf highlights their problem with anger and the impact it had on some of them. Woolf praises Jane Austen for writing “without hate, without bitterness, without fear, without protest, without preaching.”(Room 74) On the contrary, she criticizes Charlotte Bronte although she appears more talented than Austen. Bronte’s anger of her positions as a woman, Woolf comments, “will never get her genius expressed whole and entire" and in consequence “it was...
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