Diversity Worksheet

Associate Program Material

Diversity Worksheet

Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use.

1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued?

Diversity is a variety of different things. Diversity can be differences in race, heritage, belief, and physical appearance. Diversity is valued because everyone is different and unique and people tend to reject different. When finally accepted diversity should be valued in order to work together for the good of the world.

2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society?

Ethnocentrism is the belief in the superiority of one’s ethnic group. Ethnocentrism can be detrimental to society in many ways. It can make one judge another because of their race, sex, belief, and even physical appearance. When one judges another before getting to know them this can cause hate in the world and could cause harm to others.

3. Define emigration and immigration.

“Emigration (by emigrants) describes leaving a country to settle in another; immigration (by immigrants) denotes coming into the new country. From Vietnam’s perspective, the “boat people” were emigrants from Vietnam to the United States, but in the United States they were counted among this nation’s immigrants.” (Schaefer 2012)

4. What are some of the ways groups of people are identified?

People can be identified in four groups. Race, ethnicity, gender and religion. With racial groups they are set apart because of obvious physical differences. Ethnic groups are groups set apart from others because of their national origin or distinctive cultural patterns. Gender groups are either male or female. Religious groups consist of different types of religion. In the United States, Protestants, as a group, outnumber members of all other religions. Roman Catholics form the largest minority religion. (Schaefer 2012)

5. Why do people label and group other people?

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