...in the united states Diversity in the United States Nichole Kenson ETH/125 Allison Christine 4/3/2016 • What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? In my studies I have found confirmation of my belief that diversity in the United States will only improve with time as the increasing number of interracial unions increase. I have also affirmed my belief that so long as society chooses to put people into groups we will always have issues surrounding fair treatment of people from all walks of life. It is the collective mentality that harms our nation the most. So long as people are divided they lack the strength to overcome governmental intrusion into their personal lives. So long as “we the people” are divided we will continue to see attacks on various groups of people, rather than the peace that unity can bring. • Have you learned something new about your own racial, ethnic, or cultural history? Mostly everything I read about my culture was a re inforcement of what I already thought , I did learn a lot about my husbands race, (African American) and our bi racial children and how, I am glad to know that America is moving forward in acceptance of Diversity and hopefully will continue to learn and embrace each others culture. • Trends in immigration will continue to shape the demographics of the United States...
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...Final Project The United States is a country comprised of every different culture imaginable. It is literally a melting pot of ethnic and racial groups. People from all walks of life come to the United States because of how accepting we are of others. While there is a lot of prejudice and discrimination in the United States, more and more are accepting others as they are and we are becoming a more equal society. I have seen both sides of the United States when it comes to diversity. I have known people who were against diversity altogether and some who were already immersed in a diverse lifestyle. Although I knew everything about my own racial and ethnic background, it was informative to see how others felt about their own backgrounds and how they experienced life in the United States. As the United States continues to grow, our culture will become even more increasingly diverse. Because of the youngest generation being more tolerant of inter racial relationships, the United States will have more inter racial citizens and they will be the new majority. It is becoming increasingly common to see inter racial couples today because of how accepting we are. AS our country continues to grow and expand we will see the white population begin to dwindle in the face of multi racial people being born and having children who are also multi racial. Race will not be as much of a concern to people anymore as there will be fewer pure racial people left. At this current moment in...
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...Abstract This paper will cover some issues what conducting business overseas and the importance of having a multicultural and diverse work environment. Multiculturalism and Diversity Management Some of the issues a foreign country could face when outsourcing to another host country is it eliminate direct communication between the company and the client they services. It prevents the company from forming a strong working relationship with the company and customers and often leads to frustration on both sides especially if the product doesn’t meet quality standards, often the manufacturer must repeat production for accurate results if the product is not the company standards and also there are concerns of not having control to some aspects of the company. Other issues the company might face is the delaying communication and project implementation and the company may rely on the outsource provider that could perhaps may lead to problems if the outsourcer back out on their contract if they feel the working relationship is not going so well as well as hidden costs, for example if a contract is already sign and there are other additional services that are needed there will be a cost associated. Anything that is not covered is considered additional cost to the company. Other issues the company might face are the treat to security and confidentiality. This is one of the most important aspects of any business; you are in charge of keeping payroll, medical, and other confidential...
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...Cultural Diversity Dominique Mayfield Eth 120 March 23, 2015 Heather Huber Cultural Diversity Diversity in the United States has continued to change throughout the years. The history of the United States along with immigration of different people from around the world has created a very diverse nation. Diversity is not only about different races or ethnicities but it also includes the disabled and people with different sexual orientations. With so many different races and cultural backgrounds it is important to learn and understand cultural diversity. By learning and understanding diversity it will result in a more well-rounded individuals and a nation that can eliminate prejudice and discrimination. What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? Have you learned something new about your own racial, ethnic, or cultural history? I have learned a lot about diversity that will help me to better understand and relate to others. I was very surprised at how little I knew about the cultures of the other people around me. Many of the minority groups in the Unites States have had to overcome prejudice and discrimination. I have always thought that African Americans were the only minority group that suffered and experienced discrimination. In American History classes in the past slavery is something that has been discussed because of the role it played in The Civil War. To...
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...about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand American history in ways that you may not have in the past. The information about diversity that has helped me understand American history is that the United States is a “melting pot” of races, ethnicities, and cultures. We are not only learning new things about other people in the world around us but, we are learning new things about ourselves as well. If it weren’t for diversity, we would all look alike, sound alike, think alike, and eat alike. Throughout this course, I have learned to accept and embrace the differences and similarities diversity brings to this country and to me. As a matter of fact, I believe diversity is overall beneficial to the United States and to other countries. Diversity is a huge part of our lives and we should learn from each other rather than judge each other. Also, diversity has taught me more about discrimination and prejudice. Whether we realize it or not, it is prevalent in our daily lives. I’m more focused on keeping my family and I educated on different races, ethnicities, and cultures that I have been in the past. * Have you learned anything new about your own racial, ethnic, or cultural history? I have learned that people of my race (Whites) and ethnicity (German-Americans) make up large portions of immigrants in the United States within the past few centuries. For instance, modernization and population growth forced many Germans to the United States. In the late 1800’s...
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...Cultural Diversity in the United States Ana Angeles ETH/120 12/14/2015 University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in the United States Learning about diversity in the United States has helped me to have a better understanding of all problems that are among our society. Previously to this course, I had no clear definition of prejudice and discrimination according to Schaefer prejudice and discrimination are related concepts but are not the same. Prejudice is a negative attitude toward an entire category of people. The important components in this definition are attitude and entire category. Prejudice involves attitudes, thoughts, and beliefs—not actions. And discrimination consists of negative behavior toward a group (Schaefer, 2014). I was not as conscious of how discrimination and prejudice can make a difference to culture and ethnic groups. In these past five weeks, I have honestly opened my eyes and mind differentiate these two words that both affects the society because they are used in comments that hurt people's feelings. As far as my own race, ethnic or cultural history I have learned that we have been a racial minority in the United States for many years. A record of 33.7 million Hispanics of Mexican origin resided in the United States in 2012, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by Pew Research Center. This estimate includes 11.4 million immigrants born in Mexico and 22.3 million born in the U.S. who self-identified as Hispanics of Mexican origin...
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...people walking among each other, learning together, and participating in activities with each other every day. Attending such a diverse school gave me an opportunity to learn about different individuals and where they came from. Learning to love rather than hate because of appearance or culture is a lesson that was drilled into the minds of the children that walked the halls of the school and produce more accepting people. Exposing young adults or children to the diversity is crucial for the progress of this vast nation. The face of America is changing into a culturally diverse nation, which comes with issues of prejudice and discrimination that the people can overcome by learning and understanding the new cultures around them. The face of this country is changing and has been for some time. Education has been a link between understanding and accepting each other for who a person is, without the pretense of race, ethnicity, and religion. Most prejudice and discrimination is born from misunderstanding one another. Different religions or even food may seem odd and strange but they do not make a person good or bad. The beliefs of others give others a chance to examine their own life and determine who they are and what they want to believe in. Learning about each other promotes a life without the stereotypes and prejudice that so many individuals have to face every day. The struggles that some of our citizens have had to endure is outstanding. Having the knowledge about what those individuals...
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...Diversity in the United States Leslie Parvin ETH/125 September 8, 2013 Demetrick Pennie Diversity in the United States The information about diversity in the United States that was covered over the course of this class was very informative, and helped to better understand and relate to the many races that exist in our country in ways that I did not in the past. Furthermore, since my ancestors on my Father's side immigrated from Ireland, I learned more about the trials and tribulations they had to endure upon arriving to this great nation. In addition, the trends in immigration will continue to shape the demographics of our nation while we continue to face the challenges and benefits of such a large diverse nation. More important, although the United States is a nation built on immigrants our history shows we have a long way to go in order to foster a climate of acceptance and cultural pluralism. As a result, this course has helped me to understand how diverse our nation really is. Before taking this class, I had not really given much thought to how diverse our nation has become. However, after completing this class it has helped me in many ways to understand and properly identify not only the many races, but also the incredible uniqueness of their various cultures. According to Schaefer (2012), he stated, "In 2010, approximately 17 percent of the population was members of racial minorities, and another 16 percent or so were Hispanic" (p. 4). With this...
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...Chapter 9 Historical Report Elvira Juarez ETH 120 Keith Crawley March 1, 2016 Chapter 9 Historical Report In the United States we have a huge population of a group called Hispanics or Latinos. Research shows, “As of 2010, nearly 32 million Hispanics in the United States (two-thirds) are Mexican Americans, or Chicanos (Schaefer).” By one estimate, more than a third of the counties have lost population, but in 86 percent of these, the Hispanic population has increased, which serves to minimize overall population lost. As you can see this group takes a big part in our diverse population. There are a few things that we will learn about the Latino group below. It is important to know that this group does not appreciate to be treated alike for the reason that they would prefer to use country of origin to identify themselves. For example, “In Miami, Florida, bumper stickers proclaim “No soy Hispano, soy Cubano”: “I am not Hispanic, I am Cuban (Schaefer).”” The different origins are Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican, Guatemalan and Mexican. I have a friend who is Salvadoran and when she would hang out with me others thought that we were the same race, so when they mentioned that we were both Mexican she was bothered. I am one of the people who does not get offended, but when hearing my friend explain why I understood the place she was in. She told me that we all come from different places and we want to show our pride. Schools, churches, workplaces and even grocery stores...
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...Running head: Socio-Geographic Factors. Socio-Geographic Factors University of Phoenix Socio-Geographic Factors Companies face many factors that affect the ways management can operate the business. In the United States companies are becoming global and facing challenges of attracting and retaining employees. This paper entails Verizon Communications’ policies and procedures that the company uses to address new and old issues that management faces. In today’s society many people come from diverse backgrounds and companies have to learn to work with the differences. Verizon Communications is a leader in providing broadband and other wire line and wireless communication innovations to business, government, mass market and wholesale customers. The company’s wireless operates the country’s most reliable wireless network. Verizon serves nearly 71 million customers nationwide. The company’s Wire line operations consist of Verizon Business, which produces innovative and flawless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of congregate communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most highly developed fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 228,000 and last year originated working revenues of $93.5 billion (Verizon Communications, p.20). Class and Work Values Class is described as the process of classifying people based...
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...HCA/240 It is amazing how much the health care delivery services have changed and improved over the years. Today, the health care systems have advanced by prolonging life expectancy and quality of life. Though, providing health care is not cheap and easy to do. Cost, accessibility, and quality is a challenge that they face in order to provide the people with healthcare. Learning and being aware of disease trends has definitely impacted our society in a good form. For example, there are organizations such as WHO and CDC that provide the nation with health care information to inform about diseases that can affect the population and how to prevent them. Instead of worrying about curing the diseases, now there are ways to prevent them before they even spread. Though, will these disease trends as well as demographics have an influence in health care delivery services in the future? If it is now being a challenge, what can be expected of health care delivery for the next-generation? Although some disease trends are preventable, it is impossible to not get any form of disease or illness throughout a life time; also there are many factors that can affect the health care delivery systems in many forms. Demographics and disease trends will influence health care delivery services in the future in many different ways. Not only will the current aging population affect the delivery of heath care services because of its rapid growth , but also obesity. Obesity is one of the...
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...Week Two Assignment Two Aly Parker 5/28/13 SOC1001 People of different culture universally have different values and customs, not counting different perspectives on life and different techniques of learning. “Because all humans face the same basic needs (such as for food, clothing, and shelter), we engage in similar activities that contribute to our survival” (Kendall, 2012, p.64). There are many differences that separate the United States and Chinese cultures. Because these two diverse countries do not have similar history or geographic location there are both typical and general cultures differences. Even though these countries have very different cultures, they do have some similarities along with a lot of dissimilarities. Both China and the United States have their own distinctive past, which initiated with their diverse cultures and lifestyles. China is a very traditional country, and it was first established more the five thousand years ago. China has a long history of famine and wars, and this is why the Chinese find such enjoyment in food whenever they receive the chance. Food is a very important heritage of China, and every year during the spring they have a Spring Festival. This festival is one of the most important times of the year for the Chinese, and it was created as a celebration of food and family, and it includes colorful and indulgent foods. The Chinese believe that it is a form of disrespect if you do not celebrate this time of the year with a variety...
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...Society in the United States an Ever Changing World ETH/125 08/26/2012 Society in the United States an Ever Changing World In the United States we have the ability to come across many different people and be able to learn from one another. In earlier times, we have been able to see how different some people were treated than others, but we are now able to live among one another and try to live peacefully. This is a cycle that will continue to happen as people become more and more tolerable to the differences we all have to bring to the table. This will only become easier with time as we all learn to accept the differences that we bring to the table. The benefits to living in a diverse community and society are that people are able to learn about other cultures and possibly be able to pick up one or more things from one another. When people are not familiar with other cultures or even places around the world they may feel a bit out of place and afraid when they do come to meet them, but this can all be avoided by being a bit more open minded and learn from others. Learning from a Diverse Society I have been taught the idea that everyone is equal, but I have finally found the meaning behind the saying. There had been some confusion in my eyes on whether or not everyone was the same, but in the end I find that we are all the same with different upbringings and possibly different culture. I...
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...Final Project Holly Regan Eth/125 August 25, 2013 Sarah Lange Final Project The way diversity has impacted the United States is by the creation of our melting pot. Having so many diverse cultures is what makes up the United States of America and it is still growing. Diversity is a variety of people including races and cultures. In lieu of this class, I have learned about many races and cultures within the United States and how many have struggled to become part of the freedom we American’s take for granted here. Many races and cultures live in the United States, which are comprised of many nationalities and cultures. So many, that it is nice to see such a variety of individual ethnicities combined into making new cultures. There are many countries that lack the diversity that the United States has and therefore everyone begins to fall into the “one in the same“ category. Because many people are different, it is interesting to learn how other cultures live amongst one another as well as go about their daily lives. Their beliefs are just as interesting too. Some are religious, while others throw a religious spin into the acts of violence they place upon their own people or outsiders. Prejudice and discrimination come about by not understanding the differences between cultures, thus it is important to fully understand all aspects of these differences before passing judgment unto others. Some of the things that I have learned about diversity are the ways in which nobody...
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...What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? * * When looking at the information that we covered in this class what has helped me the most has been learning about the history of the problems, learning about the history of immigration and how this has molded our country into its current state and learning that we are moving always towards “one race”. This makes us closer to just being “Americans”. Have you learned something new about your own racial, ethnic, or cultural history? * I had the opportunity to not only research to find out my own heritage, but I was able to learn about the history involving my ancestors. While I knew what my heritage was prior to this I was unaware of the trials and tribulations that my people went through to not only come to America in the beginning, but also what they experienced when they arrived. Life in America was not easy for anyone, but with hard work and determination each group has made their own place in America. What will the U.S. population look like in the year 2050? Why do you think so? * * The United States in the year 2050 will be more of the melting pot, often referred to in our society. If current trends continue, the population of the United States will rise to 438 million in 2050, from 296 million in 2005, and 82% of the increase will be due to immigrants arriving from 2005 to 2050 and their U.S...
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