The Effects Of Cultural Diversity On Our Culture

The United States of America is a perfect example of cultural diversity. Starting with the Mayflower landing in Massachusetts Bay in 1620, to the Great Migration from 1915 to 1930, to the continual immigration into our country today this country has seen its culture grow and reshape itself over the years. The culture of the United States is diverse but understanding and appreciating various cultures does not always exist within today’s classroom or in today’s society. Understanding or even defining cultural diversity , identifying the challenges cultural diversity brings, or how to face cultural diversity are all issues educators face in today’s classroom.

Does race really matter on our tv screens? The facts, statistics and stories that follow this question almost a century after the invention makes the answer clear. What you see on television is a big part of what how people regard other cultures and diversity as a whole. The misconceptions of how the world looks and works dramatically impacts the audience, and what they think is the societal norm.

The book also explores how despite immigration seeing as a normality in the Silicon Valley area, most of the interaction is shaped by differences in ethnic and racial traits. Jimenez explains that “the way that interviewees articulated the “us” and “them” in their lives comported with social-scientific research that emphasizes ethnic and racial differences as sources of both unity and division” (Jimenez, 2017). Although the cultural diversity is so ingrained in the community of Silicon Valley, this diversity is also a constant reminder of the racial and ethnic differences in the community which could sometimes generate negative outcomes. It does not only serve as a source of unity, like with the mixed culture it generates, but it also could

Throughout history there has been a cluster of tension and conflict between police and minority communities within the United States. The job of a police officer is to enforce the law and protect all citizens regardless of their race, gender, or sexual preferences; however, more and more police departments across the United States are being accused of targeting and harassing those who are different. State and local police departments have been left to their own devices on how to police minority communities and improve cultural differences among their officers by seeking out a reform recruitment and adjusting policies in hopes to attract a significant improvement of minority applicants, all while training other officers in understanding

Although I am middle-aged, I have never traveled outside of the United States nor have I had the privilege to experience a wide diversity of cultures. Other than research or articles that I have read throughout my life, I have little knowledge pertaining to other cultures. However, through my former employment and my daughter, I have some experience and knowledge of the Hispanic families that relocated to our area.

In less than forty years, the United States we know today may look a little different. The latest prediction states that America’s population will climb from roughly two hundred and fifty million to four hundred million come 2050 (Passel and Cohn. 2008). A majority of this exponential growth is attributed to immigrants. Caucasian citizens have remained the majority in America since the very beginning. However, in 2050 Caucasian individuals will be the new minority within the United States. These future predictions of the United States show the importance of professionals understanding how to work with culturally diverse individuals. Within this paper the audience will learn the importance of understanding, as well as tips, to

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!

Jeremy, I enjoyed reading your discussion piece and found myself agreeing with your perspective. I too fell as though society is commonly uninformed when it comes to other religions. One of my favorite quotes comes from Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) who stated that the most dangerous phrase in the language is “We’ve always done it this way”. I truly believe that education is the key to many aspects of life, including religion.

Many ethnic groups reside and persist in America. Minority groups are misunderstood and undervalued in today’s society. There are many cultures, history, social relations, religious traditions, and linguistic aspects enduring in our country because of our abundant diversity. Two minority groups that are misconstrued are African Americans and Asian Americans. These two groups of people have many differences, but also have a few commonalities. African Americans and Asian Americans influence society in the United States in multiple ways, for example specifically in educational settings. Unfortunately, the dominant group, Caucasians, have difficulties

As a citizen of the United States our country consist of cultural diversity in the workplace, church, schools, and etc. It is very unique because people get the chance to meet other people learn interesting things such as food, beliefs, and their country. For instance, as a student there has been much insight learning various information on religions and their beliefs. Even if a person is a Christian and the other person is Buddhism, there should be an open mind to learn about a different religion, but not practicing unless a person is willing to do so. Having a diversity culture gives the opportunity for people to communicate and interact with one another, and also the chance to accept people’s nationality rather than discriminated. “A nation’s

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.

Cultural diversity is the understanding that within a given society, there are many cultures and backgrounds being represented in that society. Diversity can be represented by the different languages being spoken natively or by racial and ethnic orientation. The diversity of cultures is what allows for an exchange of ideas, goods and values from one culture to another. Such diversities within cultures can only exist if they are maintained and are seen as equally as important as any other. Cultural diversity is also ever changing the landscape of the United States as we are welcoming more immigrants.

“Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.” (BrainyQuotes) America is called the melting pot for our variety of people that have melted together to become the great nation that the world knows. America’s society has been influenced by ethnic diversity from the foods that people eat, the clothes one wears, and the languages heard everyday.

With so much cultural diversity in the United States, it is important to know how to properly communicate with others who don't share the same cultures as you. There are certain principles of cross-cultural communication; they can be used to successfully communicate within diverse communities. The first principle says that the bigger the cultural or linguistic difference among people, the more likely there will be communication breakdown. The textbook gives the example "Communicating with customers from Iran will likely lead to more communication difficulties for you than would be true if you were communicating with customers from England" (Cheesebro, Thomas, Linda O'Connor, and Francisco Rios (2010). Differences in an individual's value

America if a culture forever changing. You can see when stroll into town or in a supermarket, we see the diversity of our country. America is a culture of diversity. America is a culture of diversity because of the difference between religion, politics, people, their food, and even clothing.