I had the opportunity to interview people from different cultures as mine: One was my daughter which age is 16, my husband who is of a different gender and my neighbor which is a 70 year old German lady.
I first interview my daughter and her response to culture was: Culture is what a particular place like a country or region believes traditions and values. Diversity is when you have a group of people from various nationalities, religions and believes together in a particular place.
My husband said that Culture is what a particular person believes and values, his traditions and says of understanding life. Where a person comes from and what their education and economic status is, how a person conducts him/herself in different circumstances. Diversity is when a group of people from various backgrounds are gathered together in one particular place. They all have different ways of thinking, speaking, dressing and practicing their faith.
My neighbor said that Culture was basically where you came from. If you were born in Poland you are Polish, if you are from China then you are Chinese and so on. Diversity is when you have a group of people from different countries all together. Then you have a group of people sharing their different traditions, foods and customs.
As I reflect on the answers provided during the interview in each of the participants, I am able to see many of the elements that were discussed in our coursed in regards to culture and diversity. They all mentioned that Culture is where a person comes from or race, what they believe and value. In regards to diversity the all mentioned that it was a group of people all with sharing different traditions, speaking a different language and practicing a different faith. What I did see is that they did omit several important factors in regards to culture that are not so superficial such as parenting, family dynamics, and expectations.
After reviewing each of the responses I’m able to understand how important it is to be able to understand the essence of what culture and diversity encloses. It is not enough to know superficial aspects if we really what to understand and value what a person values.
Maria I guess we all have had the limited knowledge and understanding of what culture and diversity is all about. The superficial things are easy to see when we are not taught to look at culture and diversity any other way. Now that we are getting the knowledge on the subject, we can better give the understanding to our friends and family.
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