MODULE NOTE FOR INSTRUCTORS Leading Culturally Diverse Teams Introduction The module’s central premise is that teams whose members adopt a learning orientation in crosscultural interactions can overcome these forces.3 Team members using this strategy resist the impulse 1 For research related to social identity threat as experienced by members of low-status social identity groups‚ such as women and minorities‚ see Claude M. Steele‚ Steven J. Spencer‚ and Joshua Aronson‚ "Contending with Group
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Substance abuse is a devastating issue that can be found in almost every society. Though this is not a household problem‚ it is definitely neither an uncommon problem across the world today. The issue often starts in the teenage years and can escalate to various lengths of severity well into adulthood. Substance abuse has a negative outcome and also has many adverse effects on the abuser and on those around them‚ like their families and other impressionable youth. Drugs and alcohol provide the
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Culturally Diverse Classroom Plan In order to incorporate multicultural diversity in the classroom‚ I will create a bulletin board that will display multicultural diversity. The bulletin board will display the different cultures and religions in our geographic area. The bulletin board will also display the many different occupations that the student’s parents are currently involved in throughout the surrounding areas. I will also be sure to create an atmosphere of tolerance‚ acceptance and caring
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live in a society that was perfect‚but you were not free and you were controlled by other people?A democratic society would allow freedom. Living in a democratic society is better than living in a Utopian society where you are not free because you have freedom of choice‚ you are able to have your wants‚ not just your needs‚ and you can choose your own job path. In a Utopian Society‚ everyone will work the same so no one will be different. Life would not be Interesting In that kind of society because
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You as a Culturally Diverse Entity Maria Chavez SOC 315 Kevin L. Benbow University of Phoenix You as a Culturally Diverse Entity In this paper I will try to highlight the different sources that have contributed to my cultural background. I will start by saying that I was born in Mexico and I was raised in a big family; 5 brothers and 5 sisters. I studied at a catholic school from grade school through middle school and moved to a public school in the United States the first two
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| Culturally Diverse Families | Reading Article #1 | | | | | Do you believe that the values held by scholars affect their interpretation of ethnic families? If so‚ can cite specific samples? I believe values held by scholars do affect their interpretation of ethnic families. We can take two different ethnic scientists with different backgrounds from the article for an example. According to Daniel Moynihan (1965)‚ a white scientist‚ black families were deteriorating and
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Australia has long considered itself as an equal society‚ with freedom and equal opportunities for all. As our nation was built on convict labour and has provided opportunities for millions of migrants‚ Australians are proud of themselves for developing what they perceive as an egalitarian society. This essay will examine the meaning of class and how some theories relate it to our society. This essay will also examine people’s perception of class‚ the mobility of classes and its impact on education
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Do you believe that a work group or organization that is culturally diverse (in terms of the sex and racial/ethnic composition) is more effective than a culturally homogeneous group or organization? Why or why not? I believe for different environments a culturally diverse group is more effective than a homogeneous group. For larger organizations and groups that have a broader and more diverse audience or clientele‚ a culturally diverse group is more effective because it speaks to the audience
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Okay‚ so let’s get down to it. What is it that we are talking about when we say communication? Communication is the sharing of knowledge‚ ideas‚ and feelings. It is a transactional process‚ that is‚ it requires a sender and a receiver‚ which‚ in turn‚ means that the quality of the communication (is it properly understood) depends not just on the sender‚ but also on the receiver. What? Yes‚ it takes two. Turn to page 26 in Intercultural Communication‚ let’s run through a sample conversation‚ so that
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Living in a Global Society Integrated Unit Assignment and Rubric/Feedback Sheet Description: Teacher candidates will develop an instructional unit based on a realistic fiction trade book. Additional information: 1. The selected trade book will have part or all of its setting in a country other than the United States of America. 2. The unit will display integration of language arts (English usage‚ writing/composition‚ and spelling)‚ reading (comprehension and fluency)‚ math‚ science
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