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
having a variety of different things. It is important to have diversity because
then you can get a lot of different ways of thinking, ideas, and different
types of people so you can achieve things from many different angles. The world
is a diverse place and it is important to celebrate diversity.
2.
What is ethnocentrism? In what
ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society?
Ethnocentrism
is judging a different society or culture based on the values of yours. It is
important to understand that every culture is different and there are many
different values and ways of living. Judging another culture based on how you
live, or the values of your culture can make another culture seem negative when
really it is just different. This can, and does lead to many things including
war.
3.
Define emigration and immigration.
Emigration is
the act of leaving your native country to go and settle in a new one.
Immigration is to come to a country where you are not native. They both deal
with leaving a country to settle in a new one. Immigration is coming into the
country, emigration is leaving the native country. Immigrants emigrate from
their native country.
4.
What are some of the ways
groups of people are identified?
Different
groups of people can be identified in different ways such as, race, religion,
ethnicity, and gender. These are just some ways that groups of people can be
separated from each other and identified as different groups. Groups can go
more in depth than that but those are ones that help us identify groups
quickly.
5.
Why do people label and group
other people?
People label
and group people together because it is just a natural thing to do. This way we
can distingquish them from different cultures and groups and we can label a
group better. Labeling can be a negative thing, but it can also be a positive
thing. Using labels helps group similar people that have the same goal, but it
can also group people together that shouldn't be in the group. Labeling and
groups can also cause discimination and other problems.
6.
Define culture. Is culture
limited to racial and ethnic backgrounds? Explain.
Culture is the
characteristics of a group of people that includes language, food, social
activities, music, arts, and others. There are many different cultures in the
world and they are not limited to racial and ethnic backgrounds. There are many
people who join cultures that their family is not a part of and that they
didn't grow up with. Many cultures spread across the world through many
different types of people.
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