I have chosen three individuals one a co-worker, one a friend and one a family member.
Co-worker: My co-worker and I have worked together for nine years this month and have a great working relationship. Our cultures are different in that she is African American and I being Caucasian.
Culture: “I think culture is difference in the way people live and believe”.
Diversity: “I think they are very similar and it’s the difference in beliefs and perhaps faith”.
Friend: The friend I choose to ask these questions I feel is very similar to me in her beliefs and we share very similar culture characteristics. This friend is also a first grade teacher in the public school system.
Culture: “Culture can be anything from the difference in how individuals live and their beliefs”.
Diversity: “Diversity is differences in individuals, race, language, spiritual beliefs and life style”.
Family member:
This family member I choose is a Caucasian female who is married to an African American man. I choose this family member because I thought her definition would be very interesting since she has a very successful culturally diverse marriage.
Culture: “Culture is what a person believes in and holds close to their heart”. “It also includes their spiritual beliefs, mannerisms, food, dress and so much more”.
Diversity: “Diversity involves the difference in people which includes the same items I mentioned in culture’s definition”.
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?
All of the answers I received had creditability; an individual’s spiritual beliefs can be part of their culture or diversity. For example, individuals with the same skin color can still have difference in culture/diversity, meaning that some individual with the same skin color can have different spiritual beliefs.
Which aspects have been omitted—and what are some examples of such omission?
I don’t think any aspects were omitted in the definitions I received.
In what ways has thinking about other people’s definitions of culture and diversity influenced my own thinking about these topics?
Having my cousin definition given it made me think that there are so many aspects to an individual’s culture and it’s not all about the person’s skin tone or language that sets individuals apart in culturally diverse aspects.