For this assignment, I asked a coworker what does culture mean to him? His response was culture to him is people with different beliefs and customs. I also asked him about diversity and he stated people of different backgrounds, such as race, religion, etc. The second person I talked to was my mother I asked her the same questions and her response were similar. The third person I asked was a friend of the family, they answered differently, with culture they stated a person's right to express their beliefs and customs. Their response to diversity is people of different origins.
By their answers I can understand his examples for both questions. Culture does come from beliefs of a person's upbringing that they pass down to their generations. some of their examples of diversity is the same thing I think of when I hear it. We all are diverse when it comes to race, gender, etc. I think its important to know how other people think of the examples and what it means to them. With that being said you can understand what they are thinking and go into depth more of their reasoning for their explanation.
Shakira,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your definitions of both culture and diversity. I agree with what your participants came up with, I like when they said culture comes from the beliefs and their upbringing.
I enjoyed your blog and I feel the same way about learning where people are coming from when talking with them about any situation. I think most people understand that there are different cultures but where the trouble begins is when people believe their way is the only way.
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