eth 125 cultural diversity final paper

8/12/2019 Eth 125 Cultural Diversity Final Paper

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John Novello

Eth 125 Cultural Diversity

University of Phoenix

Kathleen Gray

January 25, 2014


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Diversity is aroun us every!here, so"e "ay not reali#e ho! i"$ortant it is to %e a%le to

relate to others, even if they are ifferent than us& Peo$le !ho are ifferent than us "ay have a

ifferent 'olor of s(in, reli)ion an even sexual $referen'es& *he infor"ation fro" our

text%oo(s an fro" arti'les an !e%sites has sho!n "e ho! ifferent $eo$le 'an %e& + have

'o"e to unerstan $eo$le an $er'eive the" ifferently, %e'ause of havin) a''ess to all the

ifferent resour'es an the text%oo(, !hile in this 'lass& + also no! unerstan that iversity is all

aroun us& +f it !as not for iversity !e !oul all %e the sa"e& *here !oul never %e any

'hallen)es in our lives to "a(e us %etter& hen !e )o throu)h iversity !e learn ne! !ays to

%etter ourselves& +t !as a ti"e that + never !ante to )o throu)h any ty$e of iversity& hen +

!as youn)er, -ust li(e everyone else + !ante everythin) to %e easy& .s + )ot oler + starte to

loo( for !ays to 'hallen)e "yself to o %etter, an that is !hen + !as a%le to re'o)ni#e iversity

an !hat a %i) $art it $lays in our lives&

+ have a'tually learne /uite a %it a%out "y o!n ra'ial an ethni' %a'()roun, "y father

is +talian an "y "other is half +nian& + re"e"%er in one of the 'ha$ters it tal(e a%out the

+nians %ein) for'e fro" their lans an ho! they !ere is'ri"inate a)ainst %e'ause of the

ifferen'es fro" the !hite $eo$le& +t really "ae "e loo( at ho! !e have treate $eo$le in the

$ast in a !hole ne! li)ht& + also rea ho! the +talians !ere a %i) $art of Catholi' Chur'hes in

the $ast& y father !oul tell "e ho! he !ent to a Catholi' s'hool, so + thou)ht that it !as

really interestin) that +talians still have a %i) %elief in the !ays of Catholi's& 'haefer, 20103

+ thin( that !ith the $o$ulation of the U&& an ho! it 'ontinues to )ro!, %y 2050 + thin(

that there !ill %e a rise !ith is$ani', .sians an Native ."eri'ans& in'e 2010, there are

a%out 16 of ra'ial "inorities that 'ount to!ars the $o$ulation, an 17 $er'ent or "ore !ere

is$ani'& *hese $er'enta)es re$resent that there are over three out of ten $eo$le in the Unite


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tates an that is !ithout 'ountin) the hite or forei)n hites& *he $rei'te $o$ulation fro"

2010 to 2050 is sai to in'rease fro" 87 $er'ent to 54 $er'ent in -ust that short a"ount of ti"e&

'haefer, 20103 . lot of it !oul have to o !ith ho! a $erson feels a%out havin) 'hilren,

their reli)ion an their %eliefs& ost $eo$le still !ant to have a lar)e fa"ily, an that 'oul

'ontri%ute to the rise in $o$ulation&

*here !ill al!ays %e 'hallen)es !hen it 'o"es to iversity in the Unite tates %e'ause

there are so "any ifferent varieties of ra'es an 'ultures& *here is also the !ay $eo$le still !ant

to hol onto the !ays of $ast an the feelin) of !hite su$re"a'y& *here is also the 'hallen)e

!oul %e i""i)ration %e'ause of the $o$ulation 'ontrol, )ay ri)hts an the reli)ious freeo"s

$eo$le see(& .lthou)h there are so"e %enefits, $eo$le 'an learn the ifferent !ays others o

thin)s or ho! they live& *hey 'an also learn a%out all the ifferent reli)ions an ho! their

%eliefs 'an )uie the"& + thin( the %est !ay to foster a 'li"ate of a''e$tan'e an 'ultural

$luralis" !oul %e to %e ni'e, a''e$t an res$e't others, re)arless of !here they 'o"e fro" an

!hat their %eliefs are& 9y treatin) ea'h other ho! !e !oul !ant to %e treate + thin( a lot of

$eo$le !oul )et alon) in the lon) run& 9y %ein) hateful an isres$e'tful all a $erson is oin) is

'reatin) $ro%le"s for everyone aroun&

*here are "any !ays that the "eia $er$etuates stereoty$in) a $re-ui'e, fro"

'o""er'ials to television sho!s& *he !orst "eia that (ee$s stereoty$in) )oin) is the ne!s

thou)h& +f you thin( a%out it, they are the ones !ho re$ort stories that are live all the ti"e& *hey

are the ones !ho a'tually $ut ieas in the heas of "any vie!ers %efore a'tual fa'ts are out alon)

!ith evien'e if it has to o !ith a "urer 'ase or so"e other 'ri"e that has to o !ith

so"e%oy %ein) hurt& ith 'o""er'ials it is easy to stereoty$e a $erson, if you noti'e sin'e

Presient :%a"a has ta(en offi'e there are a lot "ore $eo$le of 'olor, %ut if they are


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'o""er'ials a%out a fa"ily it is usually a%out t!o %la'( $eo$le that are a 'ou$le& *here harly

ever see"s to %e an interra'ial 'ou$le& *here is still the ty$i'al 'o""er'ials !here sho$$in) is

)eare to!ars !o"en %e'ause there is they stereoty$e that !o"en love to sho$& *here is also

the 'ar 'o""er'ials !here the situation involves a "an instea of a !o"an& o "eia 'an have a

hu)e i"$a't !hen it 'o"es to stereoty$in) an $re-ui'e, as you 'an see -ust fro" those fe!

exa"$les&

Even !ith the ne)ative in the !orl !hen it 'o"es to iversity, + thin( the "eia tries to

en'oura)e the !orl !hen it 'o"es to the toleran'e of iversity& *he "eia tries to sho! us

ifferent ty$es of $eo$le fro" ifferent 'ultures that !e !oul not nor"ally 'o"e in 'onta't

!ith, that !ay !hen !e o at so"e $oint 'o"e a'ross so"eone !ho is ifferent than us !e !ill

%e "ore a''e$ta%le of the" an their !ays& *he "eia !ill sho! us 'o""er'ials a%out visitin)

ifferent $la'es that !e !oul never )o to if !e in;t see the" on television& *hey also li(e to

sho! us the ifferent 'usto"s an even ho! so"e of the foos are ifferent than our o!n, this in

turn "a(es $eo$le 'urious, an they "ay !ant to learn "ore a%out !hat is %ein) sho!n to the"

a%out this ifferent 'ulture&

+f an iniviual !ants to try to !or( !ith the Unite tates to sho! the a$$re'iation for

iversity an reu'e $re-ui'e, one 'oul start %y eu'atin) $eo$le on ho! $re-ui'e an

is'ri"ination 'an have ne)ative effe'ts on so'iety %y slo!in) it o!n so'ially& Creatin)

$ro)ra"s !here there are a variety of ifferent so'ial )rou$s an they have to !or( to)ether in

orer to rea'h a 'o""on )oal !oul %e a )oo iea&


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sho! the" there is no reason to have $re-ui'e in so'iety& Not only !oul it hel$ in alleviatin)

$re-ui'e, on'e $eo$le start "eetin) ne! $eo$le, they !oul also %e ex'ite a%out all the ne!

thin)s that they have %een tau)ht an "ay%e they !ill start usin) other $eo$les "ethos to o

thin)s&

.fter ta(in) this 'lass, an reali#in) that there are so "any "ore ifferent ty$es of $eo$le

in the !orl, + %elieve + nee to start thin(in) thin)s throu)h "ore 'arefully %efore + a't or s$ea(

a 'ertain !ay& *here are ti"es !here + !ill say so"ethin) a%out so"eone or to so"eone !ithout

even thin(in) a%out it first& Even thou)h "y $arents use to tell "e + nee to thin( %efore + a't,

so + !ill "a(e sure + al!ays follo! this avi'e sin'e + see the $ro%le"s it 'an so"eti"es 'ause&

+ !ill try to re"e"%er that !hen + a" -u)in) so"eone, that + nee to ta(e a ste$ %a'( an try to

see thin)s throu)h the eyes of $eo$le fro" ifferent %a'()roun than "y o!n&


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ReferencesSchaefer, R. T. (2010). Exploring Race and Ehnici!. "n R. T. Schaefer, # $. $a%panella (Ed.),

Racial and Ethnic Groups(13h ed., pp. 5&6). 'nied Saes earson Ed*caion, "nc.Rerie+ed an*ar! 25, 2014

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