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Cultural Diversity Is The Quality of Diverse or Different Cultures
Cultural Diversity Is The Quality of Diverse or Different Cultures
Minorities whose cultural values differ from American culture have greater difficulty
crossing cultural boundaries at school to learn.( John U. Ogbu, November 1992 vol.
21 no. 8 5-14, http://edr.sagepub.com/content/21/8/5.short )
The building of a mosque near ground zero caused a wave protests throughout
America. These conflict were a reactionary response to the social differences
between two cultures. Each city where this occurred possessed a diverse
subculture containing Muslims and non-Muslims.( Kristyn Hammond, eHow
Contributor, http://www.ehow.com/info_8445763_conflict-arise-diverse-social-
groups.html)
There are many Hindu and Christian minorities in Pakistan. Many of these are
sometimes not allowed to follow their culture and sometimes even their houses are
burnt down due to lack of tolerance.
There was a time when blacks were not given any rights and were only taken as
slaves or workers. But they rose against this oppression and fought for their rights.
But even now there are places where they are looked down on and are not allowed
to participate in certain activities.