Cultural Diversity

So today I am supposed to stand here in front of you guys and talk to you about cultural diversity. What exactly is cultural diversity you ask? It’s the diverse varieties of different ethnic groups within a society. So with that being said I would like to take this time and share with you some of the background of my cultural background, which is Italian. I wanted to cover the important topics such as, their movement to the U.S, The Mafia, and most importantly.. their food!

I hail from the hearth of cultural diversity in the United States of America, New York City. Therefore it wouldn't be a surprise that all of my conscious life, I've been surrounded by different cultures, backgrounds, and views divergent from my own. Even though the sheer fact that my hometown displays an ability to thrive in a vibrant community, I don't believe that speaking about it alone would be sufficient enough to express why I would be able to fit into a vibrant community analogous to one of the most prestigious universities in the world, Rutgers University.

Today our society is built of different cultures and races. Cultural Diversity is a “diverse group in society, with varying racial classifications and national origins, religion affiliations, language, physical size, gender, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status, and geographic locations” (Taylor, 2014, p.74). Nurses need to know the different types of cultures in our society in order to provide adequate care to clients with a different cultural background. As nurses, we need to understand that each client has different values and beliefs which are learned from families and communities. These values and beliefs can influence client’s health. For example, Muslim clients may refuse prescriptions containing gelatin, pork products, or alcohol while Jewish clients may be prohibited the use of the patient-controlled analgesia pump because it might be considered work during a Sabbath day (Arritt, 2014). These two cultures are different from the American culture in many ways, but they all need a good health care regardless of their values and beliefs.

The United States possesses a racially and ethnically diverse population. There are many people living within in the U.S. who all commonly share a cultural background or are of the same descent, mainly owing to the country’s immigrant population; each of these ethnic groups contribute to and play a major role in America’s cultural background. Whether it’s Hispanic Americans or Asian Americans, the United States is one of the most diverse nations in regards to culture and has a wide selection of different ethnicities. Due to the country’s broad range of races, the U.S. has continuously gained many benefits from the various cultures in society, the economy, and in so many other ways; particularly the evolution of American culture. Although,

put in place due to some loopholes in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the Civil Rights Act of

I was born in 1978 in the Southeast of China. I grew and received a formal education in China before I immigrated to United States.

Advocacy for minority ethnic populations plays an important role promoting equality and social justice when pertaining to cultural diversity. Advocacy empowers the health care provider to takes into consideration a person’s cultural background than integrate and facilitate culturally applicable amenities that will help improve an individual’s outcome. Throughout this paper I will discuss an ethical dilemma that I have encountered during my nursing practice, explain how the individuals involved perceived the dilemma, identify the conflicting values and beliefs from each party and discuss the lack of my understanding of the patients cultural. Furthermore, in this paper I will also define culturally

In dealing with the history of cultural diversity, we also learn about the development of cultural traits. Chapter 4 refers to Franz Boas and his dedication as the father of anthropology. Because of him, we now understand that society develops and changes over time due to cultural borrowing. As we take things from other groups of people, it leaves it unnecessary for us to invent anything ourselves. This also explains how America is considered a "cultural melting pot". We have an abundance of citizens coming from all different countries to live here. They bring their own ideas and ways of life. This leads to even more cultural expansion. Boas also found that when we isolate ourselves from outside influences, we are not able to progress and come up

Diversity is treating everyone fairly and respecting cultures, sex, religion, race and views. Diversity is also about recognizing the differences and embracing the differences,also recognizes values . Equality is everyone being equal, treated fairly, having the same rights and opportunities despite their race, gender, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation and

Diversity is an intricate part of any collegiate experience. Diversity is about the complexity of an individual’s background and how that background is represented in a larger group. During my undergraduate experience I noticed that there was a lack of African American males on campus, and little resources for this group. This was problematic because the experiences and cultural richness that these individuals were not bringing to the campus. This results in young African American men not having strong voices to advocate for their needs on campus, and they were less likely to interact with individuals of their own race at UNC. I understood this problem as an African American male and I was determined to change it. Being a change agent, I helped

If the quote above is to be believed, then the strength of a classroom resides in the differences rather than the similarities of its students. In my Pedagogy course (PEDG 5367) concerning diversity and multi-culturalism, I was able to realize first-hand how diverse a classroom of learners can be. I was instructed to create a unit plan (see Appendix A- Manners Across Cultures Unit Plan) that comprised approximately five hours of instruction time. In the unit plan I had to reflect on diverse learners and include instruction which met the needs of several different populations of students including special

There are many different things that you can get from observations. The purpose of observation is to understand the child and their developmental progress. You are able to observe all developmental domains in the classroom. You can observe physical development from fine motor to gross motor activities. You can also see the interactions with peers and adults as well as their interactions with their classroom materials and environment. These interactions allow us to watch the child’s communication, explorations, problem solving, movement and coordination as well as their feelings about self, and personal connections. This can help us see how they establish relationships with peers and adults also. You are able to learn about their personalities, temperaments, interests, dislikes, strengths and challenges. We are also able to see what types of skills the child needs to practice.

The research is concerning Organizational Behavior which includes unusual types of Organizations with dissimilar types of public behaviors. Among that Demographic Diversity and Cultural Diversity of an Organization is extremely significant to turn into a triumphant organization or company in the marketplace Especially the Demographic and Cultural Diversity show the in good physical shape relationship with all kinds of Employees in special positions like Managers, Accountants, and Engineers etc. exclusive of any intolerance among them similar to age, gender, race, religion, and physical abilities. Understanding how these personality figure Organizational behavior is significant.

Chino a community being so diverse, there is not enough cultural awareness. Leaders in the community treat people friendly, because they either know them already or read their personalities. In a diverse community, it is essential that the members of that community be aware of other members in the community. Knowledge is power and people can learn a lot by just paying attention to the actions of others. To strengthen the community, cultural awareness is the key factor to improve the whole community. If everyone were to on an individual basis strive to improve cultural awareness, then a cultural diverse community will follow.

I was raised up believing that t everybody is equal. Unfortunately, I was not told how society treated Afro-Americans. Bobo, (2003) relates the questioning of racism after the civil rights movement still having the potential to strip away all gathered information and political privilege Afro-Americans might enjoy. This kept most families leaving the issue of racism to be taught by the teachers. Unfortunately, my parents were one of them.