diversity appreciation presented by iowa civil rights commission
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Diversity Appreciation
Presented by
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
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What is Culture?
What is Diversity?
Why does it matter?
What can I do?
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What is Diversity?
The differences which make us each unique
Recognizing the differences until the differences don’t make a difference anymore
All of our differences and similarities
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What does Diversity Include?
Age Race Religion Gender National Origin Disability All of our differences and similarities
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What is Culture?
Culture refers to all the accepted and patterned ways of behavior of a group of a given people. It is a body of common understanding. It is the sum total of the organization of arrangement of all the group’s ways of thinking, feeling, and acting.
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Cultural Differences
Visual
Subconscious
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First Thoughts
Caucasians are...
Gays are…
Lesbians are…
Native Americans are…
Teenagers are...
Men Are...
Women are…
African-Americans are…
Latinos are…
Asians are…
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Factors Which Interfere With Diversity Appreciation
Stereotypes
Prejudice
Discrimination
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Stereotype
A misconception about an individual or group based on the belief that all people in a given group will act in the same way.
Example: “All …………………….are lazy”.
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Prejudice
An irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion
Making up your mind about what a person or group is like before you get to know them
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Discrimination
The act of giving unequal treatment to
an individual or group of people
because they are members of a certain
culture or race, or because of other
differences. People are denied equal
opportunities because of their
differences.
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Attitudes or Behaviors
Training involves teaching a person to perform a new skill, learn a body of knowledge, and display a new attitude.
Forklift – 80% skill, 10% knowledge, 10% attitude
Spreadsheet – 20% skill, 70% knowledge, 10% attitude
Diversity – 15% skill, 10% knowledge, 75% attitude
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Developing an atmosphere in which it is safe for all employees to ask for help
Actively seeking information from people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures
Including people who are different than you in informal gatherings such as lunch, coffee breaks, and spur of the moment meetings
Creating a team spirit of which every member feels a part
Diversity Appreciation in a Business Environment
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Recognizing, appreciating, valuing, and utilizing the unique talents and contributions of all
individuals.
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Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
515-281-4121
800-457-4416
FAX 515-242-5840
http://www.state.ia.us/government/crc