Cultural Diversity

Write a 5-7-page essay describing, examining, and reflecting upon a personal cultural diversity encounter

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APA FORMAT

• Resource Bank | Transcript.
  • This is a general resource for cultural diversity topics.
• Abercrombie, N., Hill, S., & Turner, B. S. (2006). The Penguin dictionary of sociology (5th ed.). London, England: Penguin.
  • This dictionary includes descriptions of key terms in sociology.
• Healey, J. F., & O’Brien, E. (2015). Race, ethnicity, gender, & class: The sociology of group conflict and change (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Chapters 1, 2, and 3.
  • These chapters explore diversity from a sociological perspective.
• Plaut, V. (2014). Inviting everyone in. Scientific American, 311(4), 52–57.
  • This article focuses on strategies for promoting diversity in the workplace and classroom.
• Prince Inniss, J. (2011, September 8). What explains social inequality? [Blog post]. Everyday Sociology. Retrieved from http://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2011/09/what-…
  • Prince Innis shows how to apply sociological theories to the topic of inequality.
• AAUW. (2017). The simple truth about the gender pay gap. Retrieved from https://www.aauw.org/resource/the-simple-truth-abo…
  • This report describes and analyzes data on the gender pay gap and its causes and consequences.
• Callard, F., Sartorius, N., Arboleda-Flórez, J., Bartlett, P., Helmchen, H., Stuart, H., … Thornicroft, G. (2012). Mental illness, discrimination and the law: Fighting for social justice. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
  • This book discusses issues facing those with mental illness and ways that legislation can protect and advance their rights.
• Demographic Characteristics by Race | Transcript.
  • This resource presents a variety of data on the major racial and ethnic categories in the United States.
• Economic Inequality | Transcript.
  • These charts show data on economic inequality in the United States.
• Healey, J. F., & O’Brien, E. (2015). Race, ethnicity, gender, & class: The sociology of group conflict and change (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Parts III and IV in this text address data and issues pertaining to the many forms diversity takes.
• Nelson, T. D. (2016). The age of ageism. Journal of Social Issues, 72(1), 191–198.
  • This article discusses the increasing significance of research on Ageism and the “graying of America.”
• Parry, E. (2014). Generational diversity at work: New research perspectives. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • This book examines the characteristics of generational groups and how those characteristics translate to the workplace.
• Peters, W. (Producer). (1985, March 26). A class divided [Television series episode]. Frontline. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divi…
  • Teacher Jane Elliott divides her grade school classroom based on eye color in order to teach a profound lesson in prejudice and discrimination.

FMG Video

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  • Race and Sex: What We Think (But Can’t Say) | Transcript.
    • Running time: 3:52.
  • The Story We Tell: Race – The Power of an Illusion | Transcript.
    • This video traces the history of race and its social construction in American society.
    • Running time: 1:38.
  • Taking a Stance Against Racism and Discrimination | Transcript.
    • This series of video clips shows segments from the news program What Would You Do? These segments focus on the many forms that diversity takes
    • Running time: 3:29.
• Triana, M. (2017). Managing diversity in organizations: A global perspective. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Triana’s book defines key concepts and theories and describes important social and political issues related to diversity