The Trouble With Diversity Analysis

Diversity in America: Two Perspectives

American society today is comprised of a rainbow of different people with varying ethnicities, cultural practices, and religious beliefs; there is no wonder we pride ourselves on being an exceedingly diverse country. However, this assumption has been proven false. In the traditional idea of diversity, it can be defined as the integration of various races, cultures and ethnicities, but as authors Brooks and Michaels have acclaimed, diversity includes much more.

In the article, “ The trouble With Diversity” author Stephen Michaels argues that Americans are focused on diversity by integrating race and cultural equalities and are distracted from acknowledging more important inequalities such as social status

In his article, David Brooks challenges the reader to embrace different cultural groups as a way of appreciating ethnicity. The persuasion is evident in the conclusion where the author ends his article with two rhetorical questions: “Are you really in touch with the broad diversity of American life? Do you care?” (361) On the other hand, Michaels argues that there is enough cultural diversity in America and racism is just a minor issue and an excuse for failing to focus on the poor. Concerning this argument, he asserts, “Diversity of skin color is something we should happily take for granted, the way we do the diversity of hair color. No issue of social justice hangs on appreciating hair color diversity...” (681) While Michaels finds racism to be a non-issue in America, but Brooks thinks it

First, the article informs the reader about the Americans’ inability to embrace diversity and afterward, the author states that as much as America is full of different people, it remains a homogenous country due to the institution-by-institution division. For an article to be informative, the reader’s critical thinking ought to be challenged, as David did in the conclusion of his article. On the other hand, the most authentic piece of the two books is “The Trouble with Diversity.” In this article, Michaels Benn understands that he may be addressing the same person he criticizes, so he chooses his words keenly. Correspondingly, the author states his opinion and supports it with statistical evidence. To sway the reader, Michaels presents opposite sides of his arguments by quoting other professionals in the issue he addressed. At the same time, he respectfully discusses other points of view on his argument. Moreover, Michaels shows credibility by using statistical evidence to support his claims and by quoting