Rebecca (friend and colleague)
Culture is the pieces to our everyday puzzle that
make us who we are. It is our religion, language, race and so on that shape us
who we are.
Diversity is the differences in society’s
cultures allowing for people to be able to be different. It is a part of our
life that can create issues of allow for us to learn about others depending who
we utilize the information gained.
Amanda (friend)
Culture is our religion, race, ethnicity,
language anything that defines our beliefs and values we hold dear to us.
Diversity is the differences within groups of
people.
Joel (Husband)
Culture is our language, religion, ethnicity,
and background of who we are and where we came from.
Diversity is the variance of groups of people.
While asking for the definitions of what is
culture and diversity there was hesitance each time as they began to define the
term. Each person is from a different economic, religious, gender, age,
abilities, and social class.
I find the answers I received from the
participants did mirror with the definitions of culture and diversity, which
are:
Culture is groups of people and how they live. It includes
everything that is valued, beliefs, language, and religion (Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J. O., 2010, p.55).
Diversity is the unique differences within people and their
culture (Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J. O., 2010, p.55).
Each individual omitted the parts of culture
that can include abilities and economic social standings. These are important
parts of cultural differences to create identity.
Reflecting on what others definitions of culture
and diversity are just continue to prove the broadness of the topics. The
meanings of the words are different to everyone some are more precise and
others believe it to be less diverse. Being able to learn more about culture
and diversity will greatly impact me as an early educator giving me more
insight to better be able to serve those in the programs I am a part of.
Reference:
Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J. O. (2010). Learning about
culture, language, & Fairness. In Anti-bias
education for young children and ourselves (p. 55). Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC).
Hello Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteI think it funny that we both have a friend named Rebecca that we used for this assignment. My friend Rebecca is of Asian decent, specifically Chinese, but was born in the United States. I agree with your statement on how it impacts our aspect of diversity and culture. Everyone has a different answer to diversity and culture but still has some of the same ideas about the two. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteI agree that both culture and diverse are broad topics to define. They mean different things to different people. However, a consensus is that they are both important in recognizing the differences in people and differences need to be appreciated and respected.
Hi, Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post! I agree that all are entitled to respect the differences of every human being. We all are unique!
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteMy friends that I asked these questions to also took a minute to think before they answered the question. Each had their own interpretation of the words. This subject will greatly impact you as an early childhood educator because you will come in contact with many occasions where diversity and culture will be a topic in your classroom.