Abstract This paper will explore my philosophy of diversity. Since I live in the United States‚ the paper will focus on the United States’ diversity. In the course‚ ORG6499: Cultural Diversity & Individual Differences we have done multiple discussion journal reflections which relate to diversity. The paper will relate those discussions to my philosophy of diversity. A few of those discussions focused on the United States diversity and it appears that America’s diversity would be pluralistic and
Premium Homosexuality Culture Melting pot
one type of citizen. This is a very realistic interpretation‚ as many who immigrate to America continue to practice traditions of their culture. However‚ that is not always the case. In "The Soul of an Immigrant" by Constantine Panunzio and The Melting Pot by Israel Zangwill‚ the main characters express deep emotions about their consensual American citizenship‚ not found in those who are born as Americans‚ which overcomes
Premium Immigration to the United States Melting pot United States
Ingredients of the Melting Pot When reflecting on a timeline of America‚ what is clear is that this nation has grown in many ways due to far-reaching ideas‚ movements‚ and historical events. Immigrants who decided to continue their lives in the United States remain as the key factor of keeping this country functioning at the prosperous rate that it is. Unfortunately‚ Immigration has always been a controversial matter in America. Nonetheless‚ the population of the United States’ composes of citizens
Premium United States Immigration to the United States
find that Americans are consists of many people from different races‚ religions and ethnics. A lot of culture‚ might be‚ live together in the same area. Before‚ they called it as “melting pot” where so many different culture are blending‚ mixing each other without decompress the culture it self. However‚ the term “melting pot” is no longer use by the American because‚ in fact‚ the culture is not blending or mixing to each other. They are stand side by side and keep their own color like mosaic. With this
Premium United States Cross-cultural communication Cultural anthropology
relationships among various communities of racial‚ ethnic‚ and others we are groping for an image. Some hold on to the notion of a melting pot‚ others believe we have become mosaic like‚ there is the fruit salad metaphor and there is also the tributaries metaphor. The melting pot is a metaphor for the way in which homogeneous societies develop‚ which the ingredients in the pot (people of different cultures and religions) are combined so as to lose their discrete identities to some degree‚ yielding a
Premium United States Culture Multiculturalism
American culture while living in Chinese culture at home. Her conflict in identity leads her to self-invention as displayed by her idea of American-femininity and the fictitious image of the Woman Warrior‚ thus contradicting the idea of America as a melting pot. Kingston retains both her Chinese and American culture by merging the two together. The tradition of talk-stories and fictitious elements like the Woman Warrior and Fa Mu Lan are evident in the structure of her memoir through which she perceives
Premium United States The Woman Warrior Racism
Ethnic and racial assimilation Melting pot or salad bowl Assimilation is the process by which many groups have been made a part of a common cultural life‚ which commonly shared values. The United states is described as a melting pot‚ because various racial and ethnic groups have been combined into one culture. The united states is described as a salad bowl‚ because various groups have remained different from one another. A bicultural group is characterized by considering themselves as
Premium United States Melting pot Culture
Bibliography: Fitzpatrick‚ Joseph P. "The Importance of ’Community ’ in the Process of Immigrant Assimilation." International Migration Review 1.1 (1966): 5-16. Miller‚ John J. "Assimilation Enriches America ’s Melting Pot." Insight on the News‚ 10.40 (1994): 20.
Premium Cultural assimilation Culture United States
have nothing in common? Why has it become a home to such diversity‚ a refuge to arts of all kind? Cultures and ethnicities and languages all different‚ yet what seems to make them all connect? It ’s not anything‚ but everything. South Street is a melting pot - offering just about everything from German ice cream to a glimpse of an Arabian night. It has been a booming street since its birth‚ evolving with the generations‚ and allowing the neighborhood around to thrive with it. Jane Jacobs‚ an American-Canadian
Premium Philadelphia Urban renewal The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Our society reflects racial‚ ethnic‚ and religious diversity. America is a “melting pot” and constitutionally accepts ever man as equal. America was formed by immigration. In history Americans fought for freedom in race such as the Civil War. The Civil War took place because all people didn’t believe in slavery‚ primarily the North disagreed. In America we have law that America no one can make you practice a religion and the government can’t make an official for the country. The American political
Premium United States Race Sociology