DIVERSITY TRAINING Diversity training is training intended to increase cultural awareness‚ knowledge and skills‚ and increase the inclusion of identity groups. This ultimately is designed to assist an organization promote a more diverse corporate culture‚ protect against civil rights issues‚ and promote better teamwork. This is accomplished through training in communications to all levels of an organization‚ reinforcement of policies and procedures to be more inclusive‚ design and implementation
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Diversity is the paint that colors our world‚ creating a complex portrait of humanity. Every person has their own hue to add in the palette. My personal one stems from my history as a professional ballerina. At age 11‚ I was working in entertainment‚ maturing in a distinct world of various ethnic backgrounds‚ religious beliefs‚ and sexual orientations. I understood the impact of diversity rapidly‚ recognizing its existence and accepting varied characteristics amongst people. Describing my own
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Diversity consciousness enables individuals to be successful especially in learning environments. Unfortunately‚ many people have misconceptions of diversity. We‚ most of the time‚ tend to limit our awareness of diversity to just certain dimensions‚ such as gender‚ race‚ culture‚ religion. There are several hidden dimensions of diversity that are important to be aware of such as learning styles‚ personalities‚ personal expectations etc. In a school environment‚ having a broad range of learning styles
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Diversity can be defined in many different ways. Diversity is appreciation to the different characteristic elements. It makes individual unique atmosphere that promotes success and collective achievement. Diversity is age‚ culture‚ cognitive‚ ethnicity‚ identity‚ language‚ physical appeal‚ race‚ religious belief. A key to understand each other is to see that everyone is different. Not only people are different from me‚ but I am different from them. This distinction is important because the
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Managing Diversity No two humans are alike. People are different not only in gender‚ culture‚ race‚ social and psychological characteristics but also in their perspectives and prejudices. Society had discriminated on these aspects for centuries. Women and minority groups were denied of their due rights. But not any more. Since 1960s‚ when federal legislation prohibited employment discrimination‚ minorities and female applicants have become the fastest-growing segment in the work force. Diversity
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It may not have been James Cook’s intention to influence such great diversity when he sailed onto the Hawaiian island of Maui in 1778. In his essay The End of Race‚ Journalist Steve Olson speaks of the extreme diversity tourist encounter as soon as they arrive at a Hawaiian airport. He states‚ “Once out of the airport‚ they encounter what is probably the most genetically mixed population in the world. To the genes of Captain Cooks sailors and the native Polynesians has been added the DNA of European
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Hollywood has always had a controversial issue involving the ethnicity of minorities. In the movie industry‚ it has lack of diversity that Hollywood doesn’t want to accept. Melena Ryzi shows the truth behind movie industries in‚ “What It’s Really like to Work in Hollywood” with real life experiences from Hollywood actors. Many women and minorities are underrepresented and discriminated when trying to get into Hollywood. Some Actors fail to meet the directors expectations because they do not behave
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Osman M. Ward Writing 140/ IR 100 December 7‚ 2007 Unity and Diversity: Finding the Proper Balance Unity and diversity are both qualities to be desired within society. Both‚ when balanced with one another‚ provide for the strongest form of society in which all are unified under some ideas‚ but differences are tolerated and accepted. One of the strongest factors of determining the present status of unity and diversity is the current state of affairs within a community. The current state
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Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is the condition of having or being composed of differing elements‚ variety‚ especially the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization. (http://www.merriam-webster.com ) I think diversity is valued because it gives everyone the opportunity
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Organization Behavior The Benefits of Diversity Affirmative action has been the center of many heated debates for decades now. Affirmative action policies are used in the United States to give advantages to racial minorities in areas of education‚ employment‚ health care‚ or government funding. These "minorities" are underrepresented groups in society‚ especially when defined by race‚ ethnicity‚ or gender. Until the mid-1960’s‚ legal barriers prevented blacks and other racial minorities in
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