Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion
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Thinking about Diversity and Inclusion
Cultural diversity is divided into two Dimension; primary and secondary. Primary dimension of cultural diversity are fixed and relevant to an individual identity. Primary dimension includes factors such as age, gender, mental and physical abilities, race, ethnic heritage, sexual orientation. Secondary dimensions are more fluid, less central to one's social identity. Secondary dimensions includes factors such as geographic location, military and work experience, family status income, religion, first language, and education.
A Racial group is set apart from others primarily by physical characteristics. An ethnic group is set apart primarily by national origin or cultural patterns. The writer racial and ethnic group is Black/African America and English. Most individuals have multiple social identities. Members in the writer social circle have cultural in common. People cannot be sorted into distinct racial groups; so race is best viewed as a social construct subject to different interpretations over time. Racial, ethnic, and other minorities maintain a long history of reThinking about Diversity and Inclusion
Cultural diversity is divided into two Dimension; primary and secondary. Primary dimension of cultural diversity are fixed and relevant to an individual identity. Primary dimension includes factors such as age, gender, mental and physical abilities, race, ethnic heritage, sexual orientation. Secondary dimensions are more fluid, less central to one's social identity. Secondary dimensions includes factors such as geographic location, military and work experience, family status income, religion, first language, and education.
A Racial group is set apart from others primarily by physical characteristics. An ethnic group is set apart primarily by national origin or cultural patterns. The writer racial and ethnic group is Black/African America and English. Most individuals have multiple social identities. Members in the writer social circle have cultural in common. People cannot be sorted into distinct racial groups; so race is best viewed as a social construct subject to different interpretations over time. Racial, ethnic, and other minorities maintain a long history of resisting efforts to restrict their rights.
Diversity and inclusion have different concepts. It is not enough have diverse social-identity groups in an
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