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Roza
Culture: “Whatever defines us as human beings whether it ours religion or the way we speak.”
Diversity: “Diversity is to me is nothing more than what type of group we belong to as a race.”
Adam
Culture: “When I think of culture to me it means that we all are part of a different background than other people. For example, I am African American male and I have a friend who is Asian American. We are both American but our race is what separates us.”
Diversity: “Diversity to me is anything; it is not just something that is associated with race or gender but something that could also be associated with other populations such as plants and animals.”
Sophia
Culture: “A group of people who are of a different background. Culture to me is also people who act a certain way such as the way one may talk or their beliefs in different holidays.”
Diversity: “After thinking of diversity the only thing that I can think of is different things people do. Some people are diverse when it comes to what type of music they listen.’
Which aspects of culture and diversity that I have studied in this course are included in the answers I received—and what are some examples?
The aspects of culture and diversity that I have studied in this course that’s included are that culture is someone background, the way they spend holidays, and their religion. Diversity that I have studied in this course is not just one’s ethical background but it is also what makes them as a person whether it is different genre of music they listen to or how adventurous they are.
Which aspects have been omitted—and what are some examples of such omission?
The aspects that have been omitted are the fact there is so much about culture and diversity than they know about. I have just found out about them because I am taking this course so it is something that I could share with them so that they could get a better understanding. For example they have omitted that culture is someone economic status, their body language, culture is also someone ethical background. This is what makes us all diverse. Beliefs seem to be more of someone culture and diversity is more of what makes up that culture such as a person’s background.
In what ways has thinking about other people’s definitions of culture and diversity influenced my own thinking about these topics?
After thinking about their definitions of culture and diversity it has influenced my thinking in that we may all have some type of definition about culture but they are very broad. We all seem to know that it is dealing with each other background and religion. When it came to the definition of diversity thinking about their definitions has influenced my own thinking because it gave me a different perspective of the definition. For example, Adam gave a definition on diversity that not only pertain to us as human beings but also plants and animals. Adam’s definition is one that help me understand that we cannot focus just on human beings as being diverse but also the other things in the world out their i.e. the animals and plants.
After talking with others about culture and diversity, I too have seen how broad the definition can be. People view diversity as individuals differences. That is a very good point that animals can also be diverse.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the definition for culture and diversity can be many things. I think in order to stop bias thinking or prejudging others we must really understand that culture and diversity is more than your ethnicity or the language you speak. It can be many things and being aware of this will allow us to think more consciously.
ReplyDeleteKyisha,
ReplyDeleteI notice that most people see diversity as differences in culture. I have learned that people of the same culture are diverse. Therefore, this exercise helped me to understand other people's perception of diversity and culture.