The Importance Of Diversity In Intercultural Culture

There are several different positive and unique aspects of intercultural relationships. Intercultural relationships allow individuals to understand other people of different cultures, ethnicities, gender and etc. It is interesting understanding other peoples beliefs as well as how they have lived there life’s. A positive aspect of intercultural relationships is the difference between the two people. I think it is interesting learning how other people think and how they were brought up. When you are in an intercultural relationship you get to understand how that person feels about certain situations that they have been through. You get to learn who that person truly is.

Productivity in the new culture is experienced to an extremely positive extent. Business dealings and negotiations become secondary nature to the expatriate, and the expatriate’s journey becomes a great success in the perspective of their employing company.

The U.S is a special place to live because it’s a culturally diverse society filled with different cultures from around the world. I’m glad that I live in the United States because I got the chance to meet Gabriel someone that has a diverse background from me. I did the bicultural diversity assignment based on Gabriel culture. I’m pleased that I got the chance to learn his culture because while doing this task he taught me how to speak in his language, and he also told me exciting facts about his traditionals. There were several exciting things that he taught me about his culture, and I will be explaining it throughout my essay.

Discrimination occurs everywhere on a daily basis. In Canada, even though we pride ourselves on being “multicultural”, we too show prejudice towards those of different religions, cultures, and skin colours. One of the worst instances of discrimination and prejudice that plays a major role in the lives of many is the implementation of residential schools in the late 19th century. Children were forcibly removed from their homes, and slowly had their culture striped from them through abuse, neglect, humiliation, and even torture. This attempt at assimilation of the Aboriginal people by churches as well as the government left a dark stain on Canadian history.

What we see at first glance and our stereotypes only scratches the surface of who people truly are and the depth of their culture. Beneath the surface lies what most would define as the most significant attributes of an individual: their values, perspectives, and experiences. While stereotyping can be useful, we must always remember its detriments; by judging based off of only preconceived notions that may or may not be true, we overgeneralize a diverse group of people, therefore forfeiting our understanding of that group. Moreover, stereotyping can be immensely upsetting to a person. Seeing stereotypes based upon who I am has opened my eyes to the unfair judgement I may cast upon others on a day to day basis. Think about it: how would you feel if came to you and said, “You’re an American. All Americans are stupid, so you must be stupid too, right?” As someone who wants to go into a research based field, I can only imagine the embarrassment I would feel if a European colleague disregarded my findings based upon the fact that I am American; although this seems like an extreme example, unfortunately, things like this happen every day. Misunderstanding or not completely understanding a person’s culture has consequences, whether it be as small as offending them with a hand gesture or as big as ostracizing a skilled and competent person based on mere

Studies that have been conducted to examine the level of access and employment inequity experienced by minority groups show that with equivocal levels of education and work experience, job applicants who have an English sounding name are requested for an interview up to forty percent more than their competing job applicants who have a Indian, Pakistani, or Chinese sounding name (TIEDI, 2011). Furthermore, the dismissal of the African-Canadian woman discussed earlier is not as surprising when one takes into account that in Toronto, arguably Canada’s most multicultural city; those of African-American descent reported one of the highest amounts of discrimination in relation to those of other visible minorities (TIEDI, 2011). The deduction that can be made then is that there still persists to be a belief that there is a correlation between one’s racial background and their perceived ability to do a job as effectively as that of their Caucasian or other dominant racial counterparts. Such a belief greatly hinders Canada’s workplace as it fails to utilize the skill-sets, knowledge, and qualifications of visible minority individuals that would otherwise benefit the community, and it largely damages one’s ability to integrate into Canadian society as a functioning member treated with equal regard,

People have communicated from different cultures, carefully thinking about the assumptions they made. Some negative consequences could happen from keeping the old stereotype from one’s first language and culture. Thus, we need to learn how to discard stereotype and effective communicator. Based on human perceptions, people make assumptions about the other. They choose the appropriate communicative style to reduce confusion and avoid miscommunications.

Discrimination is a phenomenon that has been observed world-wide. The concept of discrimination is the unequal and unfair treatment of an individual or group based off a unique trait of said group. Every society in the world is known for having some discriminatory factor and it is especially renowned within developed, capitalistic societies. The cultural mosaic has been a title held by Canada for a number of years. With visible minorities representing 22.3% of the Canadian population in 2016 and a predicted representation of 31.2% - 35.9% by 2036 (Statistics Canada, 2017), it is undeniable that Canada’s population is extremely diverse. However, it is well known that the diversity of this country is not necessarily reflected in

Central here is the idea of inclusion within the broader Canadian society. It should not be the case that an ethnic group is excluded from participating in key social, political, and economic institutions simply because they have chosen to maintain their traditional cultural customs and

In conclusion, the way we frame our society determines “how” and what cues we use when we perceive, analyze, and form opinions on one another. I’ve acquired more information than expected throughout these past years, especially in my program. This particular topic is something that I am very passionate about. This passion motivates me, in pursuit of a career in social work, because I want to be a force and image for change. Adding cultural competence to these already existing values and strengths, this will influence me and others, of different cultural backgrounds, to overcome ignorance and prejudice. We must continue to address these issues of culture and/or cultural identity, to fully embrace the diversity of our Canadian population. We are all diverse and unique individuals, in our own individualistic ways.

Cultural biases are “unwarranted assumptions about the person or persons with whom we are communicating” (Bucher, 2015, p.140). Lack of awareness of cultural

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.

My strong interest in intercultural studies originally stems from my parents, a couple of learned men knowing all about heaven and earth in my eyes. They care much about my education, more than I do. My father wrote good stories, and my mother loved reading. Growing up in such a family, I have read a myriad of classic novels since young. Later in high school, my Chinese teacher, Ms. Zhang exerted a great impact on me. She encouraged me to read extensively, including articles of commentator in varied journals home and abroad, and she spoke highly of what I wrote in the essays, which have dramatically built my confidence in literature and broadened my international viewpoints. It’s what I grew up seeing, so it’s what I grew up being: a young

Since I started this class, I have a learned a great deal about cultural diversity in the classroom and abroad. My perspective has changed slightly but my knowledge of this subject has improved. In my family, my father taught me about the civil rights movement and the evils of segregation in the U.S. My parents taught me to be tolerant of all humans, no matter what they look like, how they dress, or their sexual orientation. My family has always been liberal thinkers who taught me the dark history of racism and bigotry in this country. As an educator I would be accepting to all race, creeds, and religious peoples.

Intercultural Competence to me is how you interact with those from different cultural diversities. Everybody comes from a different background growing up and not everyone will have the same experiences. College has helped me learn more about other cultures as well as current political issues arising from the government. Overall, intercultural competence is something everybody should be informed about and be able to know how to engage appropriately when needed.