For this assignment I spoke with my friend Crystal who is an African American, my co-worker Jesus Diaz who is Hispanic and my friend Jarrod Stone who is Jamaican. Crystal defines culture as one’s religion, family values, and tradition. Her definition of diversity is the grouping of different backgrounds or what other people are made of.
When speaking with Jesus Diaz about culture he explained culture as a bond that families share with each other as they tie their everyday living into their family’s values. His definition of diversity is the way others perceive your everyday living and how others see what it fit for you.
As I spoke with Jarrod, he basically defined culture as the foods, traditions and values that each family share. Diversity to him is a unique characteristic that makes us different from the rest.
From what I learned in this course thus far, basically everyone’s definition of culture and diversity is a reflection of one’s customs, beliefs and values. Everyone has their own definition of what culture mean to them because it is something that is shared and expressed among each family. Diversity within itself represents the overall differences within various cultures and ethnicity.
Some aspects that was omitted when speaking with my friends and colleagues was the overall aspect of race and religion as it relates to culture. They mostly spoke about their various traditions, values, foods or customs. No one mentioned their religious beliefs which can have a major impact on one’s upbringing.
After listening to others views of culture and diversity it has broaden my understanding that we must look beyond the overall basics of one’s race and ethnicity. Overall we all understand that our life experiences and differences are what make us diverse. We have to look more in dept to understand who people really are in order to get a full understand of what they are made of.
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