cultural diversary

Discussion

Cultural Diversity

• After reviewing the Week 7 Lecture, in your own words (don’t copy from any source), what is cultural diversity?
• Many people try to apply the Golden Rule while interacting with others; “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” While this ethical code has been (http://www.unification.net/ws/theme015.htm) throughout history, our lecture suggests ignoring the Golden Rule when it comes to modern business. Some now assert the (http://www.platinumrule.com/aboutpr.asp) is better in a culturally diverse workplace; “Do unto others as they would have you do unto them.” Which ‘rule’ do you feel would be most (https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethical-decision-making/what-is-ethics/) in a multicultural workplace and why?
• What are some of the cultural issues that exist with regard to gift-giving in business?

Assignment

Note that a difference in cultures doesn’t necessarily mean different countries or languages; the difference between living in a large city and living in a small town is an example of cultural differences. Different types of jobs (medical careers, criminal justice careers, information technology careers) have their own cultures with unique jargon. Married or single – those are two different cultures. Different age groups are more accustomed to the “culture” of their own generation, so today’s children are in a different culture than today’s adults.

Select ONE of the following and provide a 300 word response:

A) You may have lived with a culturally different roommate in school or the military, or maybe you had a job where you either worked with someone from a different culture, or the customers were of various cultures. Describe an example from your own life experience when you benefited from an opportunity to learn something about a different culture; it could be a new holiday tradition, a new religious belief or custom, or a new delicacy that you only discovered because of your relationship with that person. Explain what you learned and what benefit(s) you derived from the experience.

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B) Imagine that you’re working in the field for which you’re earning your degree. You’ve just been introduced to a new associate who recently moved to the United States from one of the countries in (http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/me.htm) Describe some strategies to lessen the impact of your own cultural influences (Week 7 Online Lecture – page 9) in order to achieve cultural pluralism in your workplace. In other words, what steps could you suggest to help your group create an inviting multicultural workplace?