What is culture and diversity?
Matthew Ward: brother-in-law
Culture: How a group of people live.
Diversity: Many different cultures brought together.
Alyssa Clift-Ward: sister
Culture: The history of your beliefs in your religion and
heritage. The history of those before you.
Diversity: The division between people by their race,
income, beliefs and religion.
Casandra Casillas: friend
Culture: Your culture is what group you fit with. The
nationality of your parents, your religious beliefs and your preferences in
life make your culture.
Diversity: Diversity is what makes the world different. Diversity
sets each individual apart from each other. It makes the world so diverse.
Some of the elements of culture that were left out from all
three people I asked was where you live, your gender and your location make up
your culture. They did however include that income, religion and your
nationality make up your culture. Each person I asked was very vague about
their definition of culture because they thought they understood what culture
was just not how to define it.
After listening to their comments on what culture and
diversity are, I realized that I have learned that so much more goes into these
aspects of our lives. Your culture isn’t just what nationality you are, but
more of your personal beliefs. Everyone assumes they know about culture, but in
reality they know what they have been taught from their culture.
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteThe more people that I talk to, the more I become aware of the fact that people’s definitions of culture and diversity is slim. They do not include cultural identities within their definition. I think you are correct in the fact that people know what they are taught. This confirms my thought that culture and diversity are topics in which we need to learn much more about.
Hi Stephanie!
ReplyDeleteI believe that the individuals that I questioned, also, did not know how to explain culture. Perhaps, it goes even deeper, and individuals are almost "afraid" of this term; it makes us different, and often, with that difference comes confrontation. When I reflect on early childhood education, I think educators need to learn more about culture, because if they cannot define it, they cannot act upon it in the best interest of our children.
Thanks for sharing, Stephanie!
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your blog this week. I think your so right, in regards to not really knowing your culture, but instead only what we have been taught. And like you the three ladies I talked to also found it difficult initially, when it came to trying to define the terms, especially diversity. And like you I too felt that because of this course, and all the ones we've taken previously, I think I to have a better understanding when it comes to Culture and Diversity. Thanks for sharing.
Sylvia
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteYou are right; I felt the same way with the people I asked. Everyone knew what it is or thought they knew what it is, just couldn’t put it in words. I also agree with you that we have grown in knowledge because of this course’s reading so far. It makes since to include things like gender, race, social class, and abilities when defining culture yet we were not taught to define it that way.