Diversity Reflection

In general, the basic concept of diversity means that everyone is unique and have individual differences that must be accepted and respected in our society. For the most part, these uniqueness falls along the lines of dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual-orientation, socio-economic status, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, and others (Excelsior College, n.d.)

In general, in my opinion, the term diversity can be defined in many ways by different people and mean something different to the person explaining it and interpreting it. The most common answer amongst people would be that be that diversity includes gender, racial, and ethnic diversity all in one common place. However, the term diversity

I grew up in North Carolina and I had encountered discrimination at an early age because I witness the advantages and disadvantages of the color of a person’s skin. In general, the majority of the different ethnicities from where I grew up lived in their own neighborhood and it was frowned upon from someone from another race to be in that particular neighborhood. I was taught early on that society has different rules because the color of your skin and hidden messages that states you’re supposed lived here. The hidden message in our society was from the “Old South”, where the Jim Crow Laws enacted in the 1870s which defined as” The law brought legal racial segregation against black Americans in the American South and these laws were ended in 1964 by the Civil Rights Act of 1964” were still relevant in today’s society (“Negro in American Democracy”, p. 2). As I grew older, I learned through my personal experiences and previous courses that the most important barrier amongst races is intercultural communication. The way we were raised develops our self-identity in which we are influenced by our neighborhoods and family values that were relayed to us at an early age. Majority of people interacts with their own cultures the most because of the comfortable level and they’ll have a greater chance

We’re taught at an early age, that the world has a ton of opportunities available for everyone who is willing to go the extra mile by working hard in their education and work ethics. However, many disagree with this concept, but in my upbringing I was told the color of a person’s skin will determine his or her advantages and disadvantages. In the African Americans cultures, there are some hidden prejudice amongst ourselves because we are taught that dark skin people are viewed as threatening to European Americans and this may affect their chances of success. Therefore, this analogy goes back to our Colonial America days when African Americans the dark skin African American slaves work in the fields as the light skins Africans Americans of mixed race work in the house and once they were freed has been struggling to receive equal opportunities as their European counterparts. The equal pay frustration has caused a shift in the African American communities about gaining advantages in today’s society. In my research, I learned that, “African Americans use interracial relationships to rebel against an oppressive society, for financial gain or to obtain social status” (Orbe & Harris, 2008, p. 164). In my experience, I believed some pro athletes think that s if they married outside their race