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Cultural Awareness
Cultural Awareness\
Let’s get into the details of how cultural diversity can take shape in professional
settings, within educational institutions, and overall, in most aspects of life.
Culture
Culture is a broad term that encompasses beliefs, values, norms, behaviors,
and overall can be understood as our “way of being.” Culture is key in our
lives, as it reminds us of who we are and where do we come from.
Cultural Diversity
Cultural diversity is the quality of diverse or different cultures, as opposed to
monoculture, the global monoculture, or a homogenization of cultures, akin
to cultural evolution.
The importance of cultural diversity can be interpreted on the basis of these related
actions:
1. Deep Learning
Learning happens within the curriculum and outside of it. With a diverse student
population, students have the privilege of gaining more understanding about people
and backgrounds from all over. This also contributes to diversity of thought and
perspectives that make learning more interesting and dynamic.
4. More Empathy
Interacting with people who have diverse practices, beliefs, life experiences, and
culture promotes empathy. While you can never fully understand someone’s life
without being them, you can learn, listen, and understand.
Productivity: People who come together and bring their own style of working together
tend to support a more productive team.
New Opportunities: The diversity opens the door to new opportunities and the blending
of ideas which would otherwise have been homogeneous.
Remember:
The world is filled with people who have different beliefs,
religions, traditions, and ways of living. It is within our differences
that we can find beauty. Both in educational and professional
environments, cultural diversity benefits everyone. It paves the
way to better problem-solving, more empathy and compassion,
deepened learning, and approaches the world from various
perspectives.
Activities/Exercises
Activity I:
Instructions: Provide an answer to the blank in the statement. Write your answer in
the space provided.
Activity II:
Activity III:
Write a short essay depicting the importance of cultural diversity.
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