Perspectives
on Diversity and Culture
I talked with three people of
different back grounds and cultures than mine and this is what they had to say
about culture and diversity.
Person 1: My
definition of culture is all things when it comes to things like music, styles,
and groups. Your surroundings and the way you were raised.
And again, with diversity; things and
ways that are of many different experiences. Just people bringing something
that is different in cultures, views and opinions.
Person 2: Culture
is the beliefs and ideas of people.
Diversity is people of different
beliefs, skin color and ideas.
Person 3: The
way in which a community interacts with one another, their social norms, and
traditions that create a common way of life.
Diversity is different cultures coming
together to make a unique combination of peoples.
As I look over the answers I received, some face-to-face-some written, I
do see some common threads in the answers. For instance, speaking about
people’s beliefs and experiences as that which helps develop a person’s culture
and what makes them perhaps different from those even within what one would
think of being of the same culture. Ideas thought about and outside interests
can also make people belong to a similar culture.
I was not given any answers about other characteristics which can
develop culture and diversity such as age, language, country, learning styles,
etc. No one mentioned anything about surface culture and diversity which is
looking the same on the outside but being completely different in all the other
aspects of one’s life.
To hear other people’s thoughts and ideas of what they believe about culture
and diversity helps me to realize that no one looks at these topics the same
way and no one answer is correct. I feel as I learn more of what generates
diversity and culture the more I will be able to not only educate others to be
more gentle with each other but plant that same seed in my students each year
with Head Start.
Hi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI do agree we all think of culture and diversity differently and to me that is what makes us interesting. I think it gives us a view into another person's opinion on topics.
Hi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI like how the definitions of the individuals that you chose some how go hand and hand with each other. I also see how easy it is for one to think it's mainly about the race of someone. Great Post.
Hi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Re'Shaun about how your participants definitions going hand in hand with each other. Culture and diversity intertwine when it comes to definitions.