multicultural 3
Multiple Cultural Worlds /diversity
class, race, ethnicity, age, and gender
is a recent feature of culture, as all early humans lived in egalitarian bands or tribes
CLASS
are hierarchical, with one class having more access to resources than others.
CLASS
Not all societies exhibit class differences; ones who do not are called egalitarian.
CLASS
is a social category based on people’s economic position in society.
CLASS
These physical features do not determine a person’s actions or explain their behavior
RACE
What differences we recognize and the meanings we assign those differences are all culturally determined and not biologically created.
RACE
is the socially constructed meanings assigned to the perceived differences between people based on physical traits (skin color, facial features, hair types).
RACE
Ethnicity, because it is a marker of group membership, can be used to discriminate.
ETHNIC GROUPS
Just because people choose to see themselves as members of a specific ethnic group doesn’t mean that all members of that group are the same or share beliefs and values.
ETHNIC GROUPS
can be historically constituted (a group of people who shared a territory, language or religion) or they can be more recently claimed (African Americans
ETHNIC GROUPS
refers to people who identify themselves as a distinct group based on cultural features such as common origins, language, customs and beliefs.
ETHNIC GROUPS
They are frequently called First Peoples, and often suffer from discrimination
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
are groups that were in a territory before Europeans or colonists arrived, thus Native Americans are an indigenous group.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
“are groups who have a long-standing connection with some territory that predates colonial or outside societies prevailing in the territory.”
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
n many cultures around the world, there is discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation.
GENDER
Most societies only have masculine or feminine cultural roles, but some have a third, or even a blended, gender.
GENDER
refers to the cultural meanings assigned to the biological differences between the sexes.
GENDER
Most societies have obligations and responsibilities that are assigned based on individuals reaching specific ages. Think of driving, drinking, and voting.
AGE
While we can reckon how many years old an individual is (biological age), what that means in terms of rights and responsibilities is culturally constructed.
AGE
is both a biological fact as well as being culturally constructed.
AGE
LEARN how to be multicultural:
L — LOOK AND LISTEN
E — EMPOWER
A — ACKNOWLEDGE, ADAPT
R — RESPECT
N — NURTURE