The United States has become a melting pot of many ethnic cultures. The diversity of these differing cultures abounds in families‚ communities‚ private and public organizations; and benefits our society with an increased cultural awareness and engagement‚ which has decreased stereotyping and decreased discriminatory practices on the basis of being different (Wilson‚ 2014). According to Manning & Curtis (2012)‚ diversity is about all person’s being accepted and respected and being able to believe
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Introduction Diversity has many meanings. Within the workplace‚ it can include differences in variables such as gender‚ age‚ marital status‚ religious belief‚ work experience‚ ethnicity‚ and educational background. In today’s global marketplace‚ managers are told that diversity should be valued in order to achieve the greatest competitive advantage‚ improve business performance and to enhance the progress and growth of the company. Diversity does not only have benefits. It also has
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Why is anthro important? Important to understand the diversity Important to be tolerant Important to be able to apply our knowledge Anthropological perspective What makes anthro unique Comparative: views humans across time and space (comparative method) Has many sub areas; past present or future anthropologist spend many years studying in different countries how people act allows others to compare ex‚ students researching product of ethnographic (generalizations based on comparative
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paradigm for managing diversity‚ written by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely‚ demonstrates the various types of diversity management‚ the ways in which they work‚ and how they can possibly have an adverse affect on companies. As stated in this article: Our goal is to help business leaders see what their own approach to diversity currently is and how it may already have influenced their companies’ diversity efforts. Managers can learn to asses whether they need to change their diversity initiatives and
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What makes America such a great place to live is the experiences and the positive gains from ethnic diversity. In America‚ you can take an adventure and learn to speak Spanish‚ eat Indian food‚ dress like the Japanese‚ listen to Australian music with a group of Brazilian friends and still be American. Building optimistic synergy through cultural assortment is what makes the United States of America an original place. However‚ it is not the greetings we learn or the languages we can speak‚ it is the
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Diversity can be defined as people coming together from different races‚ nationalities‚ religions and sexes to form a group‚ organization or community. A diverse organization is one that values the difference in people. It is one that recognizes that people with different backgrounds‚ skills‚ attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions. Diverse organizations encourage and harness these differences to make their services relevant and approachable. Diverse organizations draw upon the
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Diversity Diversity in its simplest terms means variety. Diversity is everywhere‚ in neighborhoods‚ our workplace‚ schools‚ and communities. To address diversity in relation to people would be to say that diversity is a variety of characteristics that make an individual unique. According to the University of Tennessee (2003)‚ these characteristics consist of a person’s age‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ physical traits‚ language spoken‚ relationship status‚ cultural and economical
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are doing. There is a real sense of community here‚ something I value a lot. I have lived here my whole life and have always felt very safe. This a great place to raise a family‚ and being from a small town has made me into who I am today. We have one high school‚ so I am able to see kids from all over the county‚ which is very important to me. I loved the Governor’s Scholar program because of the diversity it represented. Since we are an average size high school‚ it has allowed me to hold numerous
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Valuing Diversity: Stereotyping VS. Inclusion 1. Explain if it matters that a parent literally had nothing to do with a biological child in order for the child to take advantage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to care for the parent. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not define any kind of restrictions about the existence (or lack) of a relationship between the parent and the son or daughter. The definition of “parent” in the FMLA covers only the legitimate approach of the
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most important to me is Understanding Diversity. The reason that this is important to me is that it says who we are as people and being blind to this concept can have long lasting effects on both leaders and followers. I would not say that I am weak in this concept but it is something that I always want to learn more about because it helps me to be a better supervisor for my Airmen and peers‚ as well as a better follower for my leaders and supervisor. From our Course 15 readings Diversity is separated
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