I questioned three of my friends about their definitions
of culture and diversity. These were the answer I received:
Culture
The way in which people live that makes them different
from others.
The belief in things you are taught and things you do.
How you are raised, heritage, where your family is from,
recognizing language, Religion, social standards and the way you live.
Some examples of culture are values, traditions, Religion,
education. Some families believe in their children getting a college degree.
Some families may believe only in high school education only. A family may
believe in God. Other families may believe in Buddha.
Things that I recognized that were omitted from culture
that I have learned in this course include our parenting patterns, the way we
eat, talk, play and our living arrangements. People may feel they don’t need a
house with three bedrooms and a bathroom to make them feel comfortable they can
live in an apartment, or a trailer as long as they have a roof over their head
that’s what counts.
Diversity
Divided by, defending, separate.
When you have a lot of different cultures blended
together.
What makes us different from each other, race, sexual
preference, political views.
Diversity is recognizing, appreciating, respecting, and
utilizing a variety of attributes, not just race and ethnicity. It creates
performance advantages through synergy of diverse ideas and people.
Some examples of diversity include attributes of
individuals, their experiences and backgrounds.
Things that were omitted from diversity that I have
learned in this course include identity formation and the benefits. There is a
benefit of being different from others you will learn characteristics such as
traditions, opinions of politics and others family views and they can learn
from you.
The influences that my friends views about culture and
diversity has really help me see what is important to them and how we all or
different and have our different opinions about these issues.
