Saturday, May 25, 2013
Perspecives on Diversity and Culture
It's really interesting to hear people to give the definition of culture and diversity. Over the course of this last week I was able to ask three different people their definition of culture and diversity. What made my conversations interesting is while responding to the question, it appeared that each person was careful in their definition. As I spoke to a colleague about her hesitation, she responded by telling me she wanted to make sure her definition of culture wasn't offensive. However, her definitions didn't seem to differ from the other two. Culture was defined as a shared set beliefs and experiences, food, clothing, and child rearing. Diversity was defined as respecting the differences of others.
The definitions provided are supported by what I have studied in this class thus far. Janet Gonzales-Mena reported that "culture is learned from the people around you". A culture can be created from a shared experience and how a group of people respond to the experience. For example, how the birth of a child is celebrated.
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Dahlia,
ReplyDeleteI find it so interesting that each definition for culture and diversity are unique, yet similar. For example, the definitions that I discovered through this assignment were similar to what you found. However, diversity for the individuals I asked involved more just being around those who are different. Yet, you brought in a different perspective that it also includes respect as well. Thank you for sharing what you found. It's so refreshing to get these unique insights about diversity and culture.
Erin
When I asked my co-workers their definitions, they really took time to answer them. 2 of my co-workers asked if they could think about over night and tell me the next day which I thought was interesting. These are two words that really mean a lot to people. Thanks for sharing!
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