INTERVIEWS:
Jon:
Culture: “Culture is a persons ethnic history and background.”
Diversity: “Diversity is differences with an individual.”
Maggie:
Culture: “Culture is one’s way of life that characterizes people into a certain culture. Culture may be someone’s religion, beliefs, practices, or way of thinking.”
Diversity: “Diversity includes different beliefs, cultures, religions, ethnicities, or anything that makes people different from one another.”
Amos:
Culture: “Culture is the way different groups of people practice customs that dictate or govern their daily lives.”
Diversity: “Diversity is the differences that exist among human beings and they range from religion, color, cultural beliefs and practices, socio economic status, education and nationality.”
Lani:
Culture: “Culture is how someone was raised. Their traditions, practices, beliefs, religion, and ways they handle situations.
Diversity: “Diversity is a combination of different cultural groups.”
Matthew:
Culture: “A person or peoples beliefs, traditions, and norms. Including language, religion, foods, laws, etc.
Diversity: “Being mixed with a lot of variety in one area or group.”
Stefanie:
Culture: “Culture is part of one’s identity. A person’s culture can be their peer group, religion, political view, customs, etc. Culture helps people identify where they fit into the world.”
Diversity: “Diversity is the array of differences amongst people, race, religion, age, etc.”
Which aspects of culture and diversity that I have studied in this course are included in the answers I received—and what are some examples?
Many of the people I interviewed definitions of culture go along with what I have learned in this class. Culture is complex and many elements make up a persons culture. Some of them also saw that diversity and culture go hand and hand.
Which aspects have been omitted—and what are some examples of such omission?
Some of the people I interviewed saw diversity as mixture of races and or cultures. This has not been included in our class.
In what ways has thinking about other people’s definitions of culture and diversity influenced my own thinking about these topics?
Interviewing others I see that the topics are difficult for people to answer and that some of them almost felt uncomfortable. I think these are important topics that need to be addressed. Culture and diversity are things to embrace.