Teresa Goodman

Teresa Goodman

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Perspectives on Diversity and Culture


 

This week I talk to family and friends to get there definition of culture and diversity. These are some of the definitions I received from others.

Culture is your lifestyle or way of life.

Diversity is the different groups of people

Diversity is the combination of various people, ethnicities, and cultures.

Culture is the history/ background of a person.

 As you can see each definition is different but is what they perceive culture and diversity to be. In this course many aspects of culture and diversity have been studied including those defined above. According to the learning resources culture is referred to as how a group of people live. It is the way we talk, play, eat, and relate to each other. This includes our language, religion, holidays, housing, and food. Culture is definitely our way of life but you determine what and who you are. It is possible to relate to other cultures without abandoning your home culture which is a major influence on how I think about culture and diversity.

References:

Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J. O. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

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