University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. |Part I: Matrix |What is the group’s history in the United |What is the group’s population in the |What are some attitudes and customs |What is something you admire about | |
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diverse faces. America is today turning into a country of the world. It did not and never will belong to any particular race, ethnic group or class of people. The nation of America has has been a land of immigrants. The Book begins by saying that the native Americans too were “immigrants” to this country only thousands of years earlier. All the different cultures that have come together to form this country of freedom a vibrant and colorful one. In the chapter on diversity in the united states
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culture, diversity and mutlicultral enviroments are used to support the idea of an inclusive organization. Adhereing to federal and state mandates, and maintainig a poclitically correct apperance with regrads to a culturally diverse organizations is the new normal. The purpose of this paper is to examine the definitions of culture, diversity and mutlicultism as well as provide some insight into the current standings around these topcis as a nation. First, definitions of culture, diversity, and multicultural
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acculturation, and climate of pluralism. Culturally Diverse Entity According to (Kottak & Kozaitis, 2003) Cultural diversity refers to variation in institutions, traditions, language, customs, rituals, beliefs, and values. All nations have such internal variation. Recent settlers of North America trace their origins to Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Within the United States and Canada many groups claim a particular heritage (e.g., ethnic roots) that distinguishes them from
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Cultural Diversity One of the things I learned during this course was the way in which women have been discriminated against in the United States. I was unaware of their struggle to gain the right to vote. I was unaware that at one time they were valued less than slaves. I was unaware that these types of seemingly outrageous inequalities were present until June 4, 1919 when the 19th amendment to the constitution was passed and not ratified until August 18, 1920. When I read this
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how they will be humiliated by others who are citizen of America. Immigration is a common issue in the United States Every person should have the right to have the chance to have a better life. It is one of the main reasons why people come to the United States, to have freedom of religion, to have better paying jobs, and to have a proper education. Where you are born does not have a lot of impact with who you become. When coming to America from another country like Africa, or like me coming from
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12/17/2014 Professor Anderson Back in the eighteenth century America was drastically different than what it is today. Then, Americans would have to build their own houses, raise cattle, sow seeds, make their own clothing just to sustain themselves; let alone the people around them. Now, we go into the nearest department store for our clothes, grocery store for food, and call a real estate agent to buy a new home. If America’s founding fathers were to travel in time to the present day, I think
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY What is cultural diversity? Diversity is nothing more than a difference from the majority. In any culture there is a majority and many minorities. Culture is a set of norms that set standards for a society of what is acceptable behavior. In every culture there are basic standards for social interaction such as personal space distance, eye contact, amount of body language displayed in public, negotiating style, etc. In America, we stand about eighteen inches apart when engaged
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The need to recognise these differences and embrace them is a fast rising issue, hence diversity. Scholars have given different definitions. Thomas, Jr. (2010) defined diversity as “the differences and similarities, and related tensions and complexities that can characterise mixtures of any kind”. It is important to recognise diversity, but the ability to manage it, is another major step. Managing diversity involves a voluntary organizational program designed to create synergy among individuals
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Cultural Diversity In the spirit of the holiday season, the following paragraphs will attempt to construct a “Christmas tree.” However, it will not be a “Christmas tree” in the traditional sense. For this tree, the stand, or base, will be the environment in which we grew up. Its branches will be our life experiences. We will adorn this tree with the lessons we have learned. The lights, which flicker on and off, will represent those individuals who come in and out of our lives attempting to spread
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