Healthcare in America

RUNNIGN HEAD: DIVERSITY


What comes to mind when you hear the word “diversity”? Diversity is human qualities that are different from one another and the groups, which we belong. There are several types of diversities, in which I will be discussing four, which are difference in skills and abilities, age, personality traits, and ethnicity. These are only a few of the different types of diversity that becoming us in today’s society as well as in upcoming future. Many of the young generation will be dealing with more of a complex diversity situation as they become older and wiser.
“For years there have been concerns with the concept of gender equality”. “There are stereotypes of both males and females, separating the truth from common misconception is very important” (Cahalan 2000).   There was a study conducted by a person named Swann and this study looked at the difference in verbal skills between boys and girls, the results of the test concluded that girls were better than boys in verbal skills. A test was also conducted on spatial task and mathematical achievement and this particular test was done by a person name Voyer.   “Voyer pointed out that past research on these topics has been tested exclusively with the use of paper and pencil tests. Voyer expressed the need to make a distinction between mathematical abilities performed in a laboratory, such as standardized testing, and mathematical abilities in the classroom. Voyer hypothesized that performance in mathematics served as a suppressing variable when related to gender differences in spatial ability. It was found that there is a gender difference in classroom and laboratory mathematical skills. Females were more successful in a classroom performance and males were more successful when laboratory tests were used.”
Many can image the response they are going to receive when applying for a position at certain age. During a primetime live special report on NBC, Diane Sawyer goes under cover to see if... [continues]

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