Sunday, November 18, 2012

Perspectives on Diversity and Culture

This week is kind of funny and strange.  We are to get other definition on what culture and diversity is.  Years ago I had a friend, we were young then, and she would always tell a person if they are acting silly or strange, "you don't have no culture".  At that time I never did understand what she was talking about.  But I believe that she was actully saying the person had no class.

As I spoke to another friend, I ask what is culture she replied, Culture is the way you think, and Diversity is being different.

A church member I asked she stated that culture is doing things the way you use to and diversity is doing diferent things.

As I listen to each answer, I think the point of culture is missed by or every one has a different story.  The ommission here is that no one talked about the race, or the religion, or the age just being different.  I have really looked at what I used to think what culture was looking at people way of lilfe.  This is how I thought culture was.  I think culture can lead some to be diverse; because every one do thing differnt in their own home.

2 comments:

  1. In some ways I guess its a good thing that peoples religion wasn't so important. Religion has a way of separating people and unfortunately is a cause of hate.

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  2. Myra,
    Isn't it amazing that if we as a society do not make discussions intelligently about what culture and diversity is, we will not become knowlegeable about what these things truly mean. i can see how far I have come on the understanding and meaning of the terms just form the instruction in this course.

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