Cultural Diversity

Values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, and symbols, rituals, behaviors and people passes from one generation to the next. Unique to a group of people. It is learned, shared, social, and dynamic.

• culture

• bias

• religion

• ethnicity

Classification of people based on national origin or culture.

• Culture

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Prejudice

Based on physical or biological characteristics such as skin color, facial features, bone structure. It cuts across multiple ethnic groups and cultures.

• Acculturation

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Stereotyping

Absorption of many cultures into the dominant culture: "melting pot"

• Cultural assimilation

• Acculturation

• Culture

• Ethnocentrism

Process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of the dominant culture. Occurs slowly over a long period of time.

• Ethniciity

• Sensitivity

• Acculturation

• Bias

Ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others

• Bias

• Sensitivity

• Prejudice

• Acculturation

A preference that inhibits impartial judgement

• Bias

• Stereotyping

• Prejudice

• Ethnocentrism

The belief in the supremacy of one's own cultural group

• Culture

• Sensitivity

• Ethnocentrism

• Bias

Means to prejudge. A strong belief about a person that is formed without reviewing facts.

• Prejudice

• Stereotyping

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural assimilation

When assumptions are made that everyone in a particular group is the same, ignoring the individual characteristic and "labeling" people in a group.

• Prejudice

• Stereotyping

• Race

• Acculturation