Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is a mixture of race, culture, personalities and beliefs. I feel as though individuals value diversity because a diverse population spurs brilliant ideas, opinions, and talents, but also shows individuality. A diverse community helps an individual to become more open-minded by being exposed
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Cultural Diversity in the United States Ana Angeles ETH/120 12/14/2015 University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in the United States Learning about diversity in the United States has helped me to have a better understanding of all problems that are among our society. Previously to this course, I had no clear definition of prejudice and discrimination according to Schaefer prejudice and discrimination are related concepts but are not the same. Prejudice is a negative attitude toward an entire
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Diversity Worksheet Nora Shamblin ETH/125 July 16, 2015 Tabitha R. Barrett Diversity Worksheet 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is differences. These differences can be age, race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. Diversity is valued because it is through our differences that we are great.
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the 8th largest by GDP at PPP. The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the 7th century, when Srivijaya and then later Majapahit traded with China and India. Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultural, religious and political models from the early centuries CE, and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Muslim traders and Sufi scholars brought the now-dominant Islam
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Competence The current U.S. population exhibits unparalleled sociocultural and ethnic diversity, yet the nursing workforce fails to reflect the current state of the nation’s diversity. According to Clark, Calvillo, Fongwa, Kools, Dela Cruz, Lowe, and Mastel-Smith (2011) non-Hispanic Whites constitute 83.2% of the nursing workforce, although Hispanics, African Americans, American Indians, Asians, and other ethnic groups remain underrepresented. Nursing faces the challenge to meet the health care
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Latino/Hispanic Ethnic Group White and Black are races that are outlined throughout the world. People generally feel you either fit in these racial categories or you don’t. The Latino/Hispanic group is defined more by ethnicity, relatively more complex than just race. The U.S. Census Bureau outlines this ethnic group as a separate entity than White or Black people. There is even White and Black Latinos or Hispanics depending on how they choose to identify. There is a broad range of variability
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and ethnic diversity, yet the nursing workforce fails to reflect the current state of the nation’s diversity. According to Clark, Calvillo, Fongwa, Kools, Dela Cruz, Lowe, and Mastel-Smith (2011) non-Hispanic Whites constitute 83.2% of the nursing workforce, although Hispanics, African Americans, American Indians, Asians, and other ethnic groups remain underrepresented. Nursing faces the challenge to meet the health care needs of such a culturally diverse population while promoting diversity in the
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Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion Paper Cultural diversity, or multiculturalism, is based on the idea that cultural identities should not be discarded or ignored, but rather maintained and valued. The foundation of this belief is that every culture and race has made a substantial contribution to American history. However, many people remain opposed to the idea of multiculturalism, or cultural diversity awareness, while others often support it and yet have no clear idea of how it should be taught
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melting pot of diverse cultures and people from all ethnics around the world live in this country. The impact of the multicultural societies has tremendously affected the health care industry and evoked the great challenges to the professionals in this career. Heritage Assessment which was developed by Rachel Spector in 2000 provides a comprehensive analysis tool to identify patients and their ancestors’ cultural values, religious beliefs, ethnic background and etc. nurses are able to utilize this
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Material Appendix D Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Ethnic group |A group that shares culture, religion, race, language, or values is an ethnic group. | | | | |Anti-Semitism |Discrimination
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