Diversity has spread to every corner of the United States. Diversity is what enables us to grow and evolve as a society. The most interesting fact I uncovered was that communities where whites are the majority are still the norm (82.6%), but those where they dominate are gradually disappearing. According to an analysis of census data by Penn State’s Population Research Institute, the number of places where no group is a majority has more than quintupled. In my opinion our society has come a long
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Diversity, before this course was really just a word to me. Studying the meaning of diversity and learning about the benefits that a brought forth when living in a diverse culture has made this word much more than just letter but a goal for a new lifestyle. Learning that we as people can be broken down into simple groups, “there are four groups of people identified by race, ethnicity, religion, and gender” (Schaefer, 2012). From these groups we can be further more separated into our separate cultures
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neighborhood to live in Chicago. His assumption is that he finds racism to be more like a myth and people are just making this a problem from constant bickering about it. Although, the realtor he met with may have been a "cog machine", she was able to let them have what they wanted and that was to let the "well-educated, middle-income, white family" live in a good neighborhood, Elmhurst. I cannot find anything where Goplifter sees a downside on racism. Although, he does talk about what black neighborhoods
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in the world with a population of about 300 million people (Zimmermann, Livescience.com). Not only are these people just Americans, but they are many different ethnicity in which makes the U.S this wide range of many cultures. Not only does the diversity of the many cultures in the U.S have made the nation more bigger, but it has also, “have helped shaped American values” (Bean, InternationalStudentGuide). There are many different values that have come by the different ethnic and cultural aspects
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ETH/125 October 12, 2013 Dr. Regina Pacheco, Ed.M., PhD. Week 9 Final Assignment My experience in this Culture Diversity course has given me a new insight and thought provoking information that has helped me to relate and understand diversity in a new and different way than I had before. Diversity can be such an interesting topic. When one mentions the word “diversity” several things come to mind. An most often, the first thing that comes to mind is the diverse culture, right here in America
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Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is the similarities and differences that people have in perspectives, identities, and points of view. Diversity includes race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, socio- economic, nationality, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, ability and age. (Definition of Diversity, 1999). Valuing
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Examine in which way social policies have an impact on family. A social policy is an action or plan adopted by the government to overcome problems or weaknesses in society, as discrimination, racism and poverty. It is usually based on laws, which provide the framework for agencies to follow. A good example of social policies are the one adopted by William Beveridge in the 1940's, after the Second World War, trying to fight the five "giant evils" of after war Britain, such as poverty (Want), unemployment
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Children begin to place value judgements on similarities and differences, especially in the diverse classroom. They choose their best friends, and they exclude others-sometimes because of race, ethnicity, and religion. Children are exposed to a wider range of people and ideas, and are old enough to start to reflect about social issues. Many children's racial attitudes start to grow more rigid. McLachlan, Fleer and Edwards (2010, p. 69) refer to the notion of ‘Dual Socialisation’ as the significant
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Executive Summary Ever since I can remember, I have been told about what is right and what is wrong. It simply started with my parents telling me to be nice and respectful to everyone and people will be nice in return. I did my best to follow these guidelines, but I soon realized that people are not always that nice in return. People have different values and beliefs that might not always be similar to that of your own. As I grew up, I started working and came across similar issues in the workplace
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we expect to see the same set of cast in every movie and in each and every television show. They are white, male, or heterosexual. That is the problem we face and something needs to be changed. We need ethnic diversity we need bringing in more than just a cast of white people. Ethnic diversity does not mean having your entire cast being Black, or have your entire cast being Asian.
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