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KimAdversario

Period6

CauseandEffectofCultureIntegration

Therearemanydiversecommunitieswithinsocietythathelptocreatetheunique
environmentsthattheworldisusedtotoday.Differentreligions,races,genders,andcultures
makeplacesallaroundsocietyputoutmoresuccessstoriesintermsofdevelopment.Despitethe
factthatasocietywillstrivebettertointegrateculture,manypublicplacesdonotaddressthe
differentgroupsproperly.Thebestwaytofocusonthecultureofacommunityisthroughart.
Artenablesagroupofpeopletoberepresentedinavisualandinspiringway.Throughcreating
worksofartthatdisplaytheparticularlifestyleofacommunity,societieswouldgothrough
positivechangesasthisencouragesmemberstoparticipatemoreduetonewfoundappreciation
ofart.
InacountryasdiverseasAmerica,respectforothersocialgroupsshouldbeenhanced
andthedifferentculturesshouldbeabletodisplaytheirlifestylesinapositiveway.Bycreating
anenvironmentwhichencouragespeopletobethemselves,acommunitywouldexperiencemore
success.Ignoringotherculturesandnotintegratingwellmayleadtoaninabilitytoendorse
ideas,theinabilitytogainagreementondecisions,andinabilitytotakeunitedaction(T,Sarah).
Withinanygroupofpeople,theabilitytoworktogetherisonefactorthatdetermineshow
successfultheresultswillbe.Lookingataworldlyview,theinfluenceofculturegivesabroader
perspectiveofhowsocietiesacrossnationswork.Thispreventspeoplefrombeingcloseminded,
insteadhelpingotherstolookforwardformoreinnovationsandideas.Asseen[in]todays
globalsociety,withoutanypriorknowledgeofotherpeople[,]whenapersonactuallygetsout

intotherealworld[theyare]oftenstuckwithalimitedviewoftheworld,andwhattoexpect
(T,Sarah).Withoutalimitedview,therearesomanymissedopportunitiesthatcouldinhibit
successratesofasociety.
Toensurethefactthatculturewouldbeappreciatedinacommunity,theimplementation
ofitssignificancecanbedisplayedinthearea.Forexample,acitywithastrongHispanic
culture,couldhaveatowncenterdecoratedwithamuralthatdepictsHispanicculture.Through
themediumof[preserving]andenhancingthelocalidentity,uniqueness,artisticandcultural
assetsofacommunity[,][...][oneisableto]reflectandsupportcommunitycharacter(Soule).
Acitysabilitytoproperlyidentifywhatmakesuptheirdiversityallowsforabetter
understandingofeachothersbackgroundswhattheywillhavetooffer.Community
involvementcanhelptoboostasocietyssuccessprocess.
Inconclusion,asocietyshouldworktogethertowardsthefutureoftheircommunity.By
appreciatingeachothersculture,peopleareabletounderstandideasandbuildonthem.Not
onlydoesitallowthecommunitytoprovidebetteroutcomes,butitalsoallowsgroupstohave
mutualrespect.Thishelpsculturesbepresentedinabetterlightwithhowanartpiecereflects
thenatureoftheirbackground.
WorkCited

"AmericansfortheArts."CultureAndCommunities.AmericansfortheArts.
Web.16Apr.2016.
Soule,Jeff."HowArtsandCulturalStrategiesCreate,Reinforce,andEnhance
SenseofPlace."HowArtsandCulturalStrategiesCreate,Reinforce,and
EnhanceSenseofPlace.CSUN.Web.16Apr.2016.
T.,Sarah."TheImportanceandBenefitsofDiversity."
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BenefitsofDiversity
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