I asked three people about the terms diversity and culture, their replies are as follows:
Daughter: culture is ethnicity, religion, beliefs and where we come from, our surroundings.
Diversity is people maybe within your culture but the practice difference beliefs, like religion.
Retired teacher: Culture is ones background, beliefs, customs, nature, religion, where we come from., the area.
Diversity is a term used to describe differences in people, beliefs, customs, religion.
Grandson: culture is where we come from like some of the students come from Bangladesh.
Diversity is the difference that exists between us.
Gathering the information from my three people, seems to align with what my resources have taught during this week and the previous weeks. Smidt, S. (2006) gave examples of cultural beliefs and practices of different ethnic groups of people and the customs that they practice regarding work and family. This is similar to the definitions that we given to me. All three discussed people, family. and differences.
Some aspects that have been omitted were the specific practices that their culture practiced. They gave broad definitions. They also didn't discuss specifics or any practices that they believe were unique to their culture, such as the one discussed by Smidt, S. (2006) when the girl fell in love with someone outside her race/culture but choose to follow the customs of her family and submit to an arranged marriage.
Thinking about others and their beliefs that they practice in regards to culture and diversity made me think about people within my family that fit very specific situations. Diversity is prevalent, and it does not single people out, but it does shed light on differences. A persons culture reflects who they are and how the family, community, religion, school and life influence who we ultimately become. I thought about diversity, as a child that word was not used as much as it is now. I really don't remember it at all, that simple tells me that education is growing and diversity is on the rise. My ten year old grandson new exactly what I was talking about and went on to tell me about the children within his classroom and how his teacher includes diversity in class discussions.
