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Myplace: The Place for Diversity Multimedia Analysis
University of Phoenix, Fresno, Ca
Myplace: The Place for Diversity Multimedia Analysis
Diversity has always been open to various interpretations. Richard Bucher (2010) points out that because we are all unique and different in our own way there is no one universally agreed upon definition of diversity. Historically, diversity has largely been defined in terms of race and gender. The definition that best sums up my understanding of diversity is that it is a reality created by individuals and groups from a broad spectrum of demographic and philosophical differences. The list of these differences is endless and apart from the major differences of race and gender, it also encompasses a myriad of other characteristics such as religion, marital status, political beliefs, education, military status, lifestyle, social class, appearance and personality.
These differences can be visible or hidden as demonstrated in the Myplace: The Place for Diversity multimedia. A very small percentage of our diversity differences seem to be visible until you get to know the other person. Race, ethnicity, age, attitude or gender are dimensions that are visible to the naked eye. For example, a person with darker skin is different from a person with lighter skin color. The same applies to other blatantly obvious physical attributes like gender which allows us to pick out males from females. In the multimedia presentation there is Michelle who was born in Ireland but moved to the United States when she was 3. One can obviously tell that she is Caucasian and female but you cannot tell she is Irish because she doesn’t have the accent. This goes to show that as much as we may look alike or assume that we are the same based off observable characteristics we are still different and unique in our own way. It is not always possible to tell what religion, education level, political affiliation or sexual preferences one might have from...
University of Phoenix, Fresno, Ca
Myplace: The Place for Diversity Multimedia Analysis
Diversity has always been open to various interpretations. Richard Bucher (2010) points out that because we are all unique and different in our own way there is no one universally agreed upon definition of diversity. Historically, diversity has largely been defined in terms of race and gender. The definition that best sums up my understanding of diversity is that it is a reality created by individuals and groups from a broad spectrum of demographic and philosophical differences. The list of these differences is endless and apart from the major differences of race and gender, it also encompasses a myriad of other characteristics such as religion, marital status, political beliefs, education, military status, lifestyle, social class, appearance and personality.
These differences can be visible or hidden as demonstrated in the Myplace: The Place for Diversity multimedia. A very small percentage of our diversity differences seem to be visible until you get to know the other person. Race, ethnicity, age, attitude or gender are dimensions that are visible to the naked eye. For example, a person with darker skin is different from a person with lighter skin color. The same applies to other blatantly obvious physical attributes like gender which allows us to pick out males from females. In the multimedia presentation there is Michelle who was born in Ireland but moved to the United States when she was 3. One can obviously tell that she is Caucasian and female but you cannot tell she is Irish because she doesn’t have the accent. This goes to show that as much as we may look alike or assume that we are the same based off observable characteristics we are still different and unique in our own way. It is not always possible to tell what religion, education level, political affiliation or sexual preferences one might have from...