Introduction
Diversity is "otherness," or those qualities that are different from our own and outside the groups to which we belong, yet are present in other individuals and groups. Diversity can include the following dimensions: age, ethnicity, gender, physical abilities/qualities, race, sexual orientation, educational background, geographic location, income, marital status, military experience, parental status, religious beliefs, and work experiences.
This paper will discuss and focus on four dimensions of diversity: Ethnicity, Gender, Differences in Skills and Abilities and Personality Traits and my perspective of how they have an impact at my organization.
Discussion.
While ethnicity and race are related concepts, the concept of ethnicity is rooted in the idea of societal groups, marked especially by shared nationality, tribal affiliation, religious faith, shared language, or cultural and traditional origins and backgrounds, whereas race is rooted in the idea of biological classification of homo sapiens to subspecies according to morphological features such as skin color or facial characteristics.
Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Company
Arbuckles Stores
Personality Traits from SignalPatterns.com(Wikepedia, n.d.)
The XXXXX has a little over 300 employees and come from many different ethnic backgrounds. This diversity in backgrounds, I feel does not hinder how the school functions but greatly improves the quality of education of the students we serve. They are exposed to many cultures and learn about that culture/group. Our student population, as well, comes from a diverse ethnic background. Not only are the students being exposed to different cultures, from the staff, but they are also being exposed to diversity by their peers and the parents of the students.
From my experience, I have seen the Deaf Community be more accepting of all different kinds of people. I feel this happens because bonds that are formed because of their language and the nature of their disability. The Deaf community is a tight knit group and friendships are made and...