1. Family member:
Their definition of culture is one person’s way of life.
Their definition of diversity is people of different races
2. Friend
Their definition of culture is a family’s tradition
Their definition of diversity is people of difference nationalities.
3. Family member:
Their definition of culture is people traditions and religious belief
Their definition of diversity is people who have difference ways of life.
I think the answer my friends and families gave related mostly with surface culture.
Examples are people customs. How people celebrate holidays.
What was omitted from their answers was ideas of education, the gender roles of family member and housing arrangements.
Examples are: The male role family as provider, the female role in the family as home maker
How the family feels about education of different family members
When asking family members and friends about diversity and culture it is funny how people have to stop and really think about the question. Similar to my own thinking when I thought about my own culture I had to stop and think about the question. I had never really thought about my own way of life and how my family does things as it relates to culture and diversity.
It is so true, isn't it? We really do have to stop and think about how we define culture and diversity. This was a great exercise this week that helped us to reflect and identify in our own perspective how we view culture and diversity, and what makes us who we are.
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