Perspectives on Diversity and Culture

Matt – Diversity- I guess I think diversity is like our differences and stuff.

                Culture- Culture is hard to define. I guess it’s like the food we eat and like the stuff we believe in or something.

Roni- Diversity- To me diversity is about the things that make us different. But it goes further than just what we look like and our race. Diversity includes our feelings about things and how we react to different things.

           Culture- Our culture is like our heritage. It is part of us and it makes us tick. Without our culture we would not really have an identity.

Megan- Diversity- To me diversity is like a way to describe things that make us different. Like my husband is African American but like his grandmother is white and his grandpa is black and like his mom and dad are both black. But like I think this is like diversity because he comes from lots of different stuff.

               Culture- I think culture is kind of like our way of life. Like the things that we love and are important to us and stuff like that. Like I said with my husband, his culture is different than my culture which I guess is also diversity. 

 I was interesting hearing my friends discuss these topics from their point of view. I feel like maybe they skimmed the surface on what these words mean but they do not fully appreciate them or understand them even. My knowledge and understanding of these topics is growing and developing as I am taking this course. I think that my friends understand concept of diversity and culture but maybe not to the extent of what they really mean. From their standpoint this is probably their only experience with these words. I am excited to learn even more regarding these words and what they mean.