Perspectives on Diversity and Culture

In the world that we live in, everyone has their own opinion and interests. Therefore, when trying to get a better understanding or different viewpoint on a subject/topic of interest; an especially effective method to deepen one’s grasp of any topic to listen to and then reflect on the ideas of others. I spoke with three different people and their viewpoints that I received about the definition of culture were, culture is one’s upbringing, culture is one’s value and belief system, and culture is variations of traditions in families.  These same three individuals when asked, said, diversity is change, diversity is one’s indifferences, and diversity is the various deviations in religions, ethnicities, and social economics. The aspects of culture and diversity that I studied in this course that are included in the answers I received from the three individuals that I interviewed were change and different religions, ethnicities, and economic status. I don’t think any aspects have been omitted from the aspects that I have learned thus far and the aspects that the three individuals have discussed when I interviewed them.  The three individuals thoughts about culture and diversity have given me a deeper thought on how my upbringing relates to my culture and diversity and how I respond to diversity overall. This blog assignment has mostly given me a different outlook on how I view individuals that I know and considered a friend.  For example, I have a Hispanic friend that is younger than me and does not have children, we work in a predominantly African American environment, grew up during to different eras, households, economic back grounds, and religions, yet share the same economic and social beliefs. Brenda might be 26, Hispanic, Catholic, younger, and single without children; yet, she still believes in respecting individuals no matter their age, going to church, loves eating sweets, and dining out. Therefore, I have learned the visual indifferences sometimes blind us from the similarities that we share with others in our world of diversity.