What are multilevel cultural challenges facing our society

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Assignment: CULTURE

According to our textbook, "Cultural Diversity itself is a challenge that has faced us since our nations inception and continues to do so. Approached from a proactive stance, it provides a rich resource for fresh ideas and alternative ways of approaching people and offers significant points of contact with virtually all the nations of the world".

I. After reading article numbers 1 and 2, provide at least ONE quote from EACH article that displays agreement with the above statement.

II. After you select and provide the agreement quote you are to share your thoughts/view/opinion regarding your selected quote and the textbook statement. Remember, a quote must be placed in quotation marks. This way the reader will recognize that you are quoting. Do not forget to have the author's name documented correctly behind the quote.

Tie the two together and share your views. You are to submit this assignment in paragraph form.

Example: Article #1: Pennstate

Provide agreement quote.

Elaborate opinion/view/thoughts in paragraph form.

Example: Article #2: Richard Branson on Why Diversity is an Advantage
Provide agreement quote.
Elaborate opinion/view/thoughts in paragraph format.

III. What are the THREE Powerful Trends in our society that have made diversity an important issue according to the Penn State Article?

IV. According to the article, what is the "Melting Pot" approach?

What is it currently being referred to as and why?

Response must be expressed in paragraph format.

"This textbook defines cultural diversity competence, in part as the ability to function with awareness, knowledge, and interpersonal skill when engaging people of different backgrounds, assumptions, beliefs, values, and behaviors. [Furthermore], "Cultural diversity competence combines cultural-mindedness with culturally centered communication skills for effective relationships with all people forming the basis for culturally competent organizations, communities, and society". (Hogan, Pg. 3).

V. According to the textbook, what are the 4 multilevel cultural challenges facing our society?

VI. Name 5 reasons relating to why is it important that we recognize, acknowledge and appreciate the difference in others. aka: Diversity Competence.

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