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	Cultural diversity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cultural diversity is the variety of human cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole.
		Cultural diversity is tricky to quantify, but a good indication is thought to be a count of the number of languages spoken in a region or in the world as a whole.
		Overpopulation, immigration and imperialism (of both the cultural and old-fashioned kind) are reasons that have been suggested to explain any such decline.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cultural_diversity (474 words)

	Diversity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The preservation of our planet's formidable linguistic and cultural diversity in the context of world-wide economic integration is the object of great concern to many people at the turn of the 21st century.
		The "business case for diversity", as it is often phrased, is that in a global and diverse marketplace, a company whose makeup mirrors the makeup of the marketplace it serves is better equipped to thrive in that marketplace than a company whose makeup is homogeneous.
		Business diversity consultants and diversity trainers often treat the social consequences of diversity as secondary; their primary focus is to enable the company to function in a heterogeneous or global economy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diversity (1831 words)

	Thomas Sowell \| Speech Cultural Diversity: A World View
		Diversity is invoked in discussions of everything from employment policy to curriculum reform and from entertainment to politics.
		Cultural diversity, viewed internationally and historically, is not a static picture of differentness but a dynamic picture of competition in which what serves human purposes more effectively survives while what does not tends to decline or disappear.
		Cultures exist so that people can know how to get food and put a roof over their head, how to cure the sick, how to cope with the death of loved ones, and how to get along with the living.
	www.tsowell.com /spcultur.html (4908 words)

	ANA Position Statement: Cultural Diversity in Nursing Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Cultural diversity in nursing practice derives its conceptual base from nursing, other cross-cultural health disciplines, and the social sciences such as anthropology, sociology and psychology.
		Cultural diversity refers to the differences between people based on a shared ideology and valued set of beliefs, norms, customs, and meanings evidenced in a way of life.
		Culture consists of patterns of behavior acquired and transmitted symbols, constituting the distinctive achievement of human groups, including their embodiment in artifacts; the essential core of culture consists of historically derived and selected ideas and especially their attached values (Kroeber and Kluckhohn, 1952).
	www.nursingworld.org /readroom/position/ethics/etcldv.htm (1140 words)

	CAFS-About US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This increase in diversity among the student population is one of the greatest challenges facing teachers in the 90s.
		To adequately attend to cultural diversity in the classroom, teachers must look first at their own cultural background and understand how their biases affect their interactions with students.
		The fact that your students all have a similar cultural heritage does not mean that they're all the same.
	education.indiana.edu /cas/tt/v2i2/cultural.html (480 words)

	UNESCO - General Conference \|
		Cultural diversity widens the range of options open to everyone; it is one of the roots of development, understood not simply in terms of economic growth, but also as a means to achieve a more satisfactory intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual existence.
		The defence of cultural diversity is an ethical imperative, inseparable from respect for human dignity.
		In the face of current imbalances in flows and exchanges of cultural goods and services at the global level, it is necessary to reinforce international cooperation and solidarity aimed at enabling all countries, especially developing countries and countries in transition, to establish cultural industries that are viable and competitive at national and international level.
	www.unesco.org /confgen/press_rel/021101_clt_diversity.shtml (2081 words)

	Summit of the Americas Information Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Considering that the cultural diversity that characterizes the region of the Americas is considered a source of great richness for the Americas, governments emphasized the importance of respecting and valuing culture in the Summits of the Americas.
		In addition, the leaders emphasized that democratic governance is strengthened through dialogue among all sectors of society and resolved to continue to foster a culture of democracy and development based on pluralism and the acceptance of social and cultural diversity.
		In this context, those responsible for culture proposed a series of goals aimed at increasing the number of Americans who have opportunities to develop their creativity in conditions of equality, liberty and dignity, and who have access to the goods and cultural services in an atmosphere of diversity.
	www.summit-americas.org /Quebec-Culture/culture-eng.htm (1773 words)

	Multicultural Health Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was developed partly in response to the needs of those who, because of their cultural, ethnic or linguistic backgrounds, are uncomfortable with conventional services and believe them to be inappropriate and insensitive to culture and gender.
		Cultural Diversity will be a ready and useful resource to identify certain issues that you may wish to explore with your clients/patients.
		Further, although culture may be important, other factors may affect people's health care and health seeking behaviour - the gender of the patient and service provider, class position, education and knowledge of medicine, and access to transport.
	www.health.qld.gov.au /multicultural/cultdiv (1208 words)

	Cultural Diversity: Eating in America, Appalachian, HYG-5252-95
		Cultural diversity is a major issue in American eating.
		This fact sheet on the Appalachian culture is one of a series of nine developed to address cultural diversity in American eating.
		The goal of this fact sheet is to assist a novice educator in reducing any cultural barriers that may inhibit education.
	ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/5000/5252.html (850 words)

	The Cultural Diversity Resiurces
		The Cultural Diversity Project is a communitywide collaboration among fourcities in two states -- Fargoand WestFargo in North Dakota;and Moorhead and Dilworth in Minnesota -- to address immediate communitydiversity issues while working toward systemic community changes.
		The goal for the project is to build a community that values diversiy, toassist diverse populations in overcoming barriers to communityparticipation, to ameliorate intolerance of all kinds and to develop apermanent systemwide framework aimed at celebrating the community'sgrowing diversity.
		Provides speakers and training on cultural diversity issues to businessand nonprofit organizations and the general public.Serves to assist organizations and the community in their efforts toidentify, recruit, train and place ethnic leaders and volunteers oncommittees and board of trustees.
	www.mnstate.edu /gunarat/cdp.html (665 words)

	Diversity if Cultural Expressions - Current Events
		This approach was already that the Federal Council during the negotiations on the UNESCO Convention on the diversity of cultural expressions, and it intends to maintain it in the future ».
		With its cultural mandate and a dedicated statistical unit, the Institute for Statistics (UIS), UNESCO is uniquely placed to take the lead in developing effective statistical methodologies at an international level to provide national governments with the tools necessary to study the creative industries sector and to encourage countries to prioritise this field of research.
		The UK is widely recognised as having played a groundbreaking role in developing these analytical models, with the government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport producing the first Cultural Industries Mapping Documents in 1998 and 2001 as part of their efforts to regenerate economically depressed industrial towns and cities.
	www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca /international/diversite-culturelle/eng (3796 words)

	Lumley & Lloyd Wedding Artistry - Cultural Diversity
		You can use cultural diversity as the main theme of your wedding, or you can choose and incorporate bits and pieces It is a nice and easy way to incorporate personal pride in your ancestry, especially today when more couples are multicultural couples.
		The following cultural information should be considered general in nature and is believed to be true and accurate representations of some of the customs and traditions for the represented cultures or religions.
		The traditions are steeped in religious symbolism and marriage is seen as a continuation of the culture and the uniting of two families, not just the wedding couple.
	www.lumleyandlloyd.com /cultural.htm (4714 words)

	The Chronicle: 5/9/2003: Cultural Globalization Is Not Americanization
		People's culture -- in the sense of their shared ideas, beliefs, knowledge, inherited traditions, and art -- may scarcely be eroded by mere commercial artifacts that, despite all the furious branding, embody at best flimsy values.
		Traditional cultures in the developing world that have until now evolved (or failed to evolve) in isolation may be particularly vulnerable.
		In truth, cultural pessimists are typically not attached to diversity per se but to designated manifestations of diversity, determined by their preferences.
	chronicle.com /free/v49/i35/35b00701.htm (4034 words)

	Cultural Diversity
		Second, "Diversity and the College Curriculum: How Colleges and Universities Are Preparing Students for a Changing World," presents an overview of developments in curriculum transformation and a discussion of what these changes seek to accomplish, as well as a list of resources on diversity and the college curriculum.
		Diversity is described in the literature most often as an issue for practitioners; one of the most comprehensive resources documents the impact of multiculturalism on higher education during the l980s and 1990s.
		Diversity in the College Classroom, a publication of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.
	www.acu.edu /academics/adamscenter/resources/diversity.html (9315 words)

	Cultural Diversity: Eating in America, Asian, HYG-5253-95
		Two key elements draw the diverse cultures of the Asian region together: 1) the composition of meals (emphasis on vegetables and rice, relatively little meat); and 2) cooking techniques.
		Because of the diverse cultures within the Asian region, specific cultural customs should be addressed when programs are arranged.
		This fact sheet on the Asian culture is one of a series of nine developed to address cultural diversity in American eating.
	ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/5000/5253.html (757 words)

	Critical Issue: Educating Teachers for Diversity
		They must develop culturally sensitive curricula that integrate multicultural viewpoints and histories, apply instructional strategies that encourage all students to achieve, and review school and district policies related to educational equity.
		Educating teachers for cultural and linguistic diversity means that teacher education programs must emphasize cultural sensitivity, linguistic diversity, and instructional strategies for teaching culturally diverse students (Parla, 1994).
		They are taught how to use various instructional strategies and assessment procedures sensitive to cultural and linguistic variations, and how to adapt classroom instruction and assessment to accommodate the cultural resources that their students bring to school.
	www.ncrel.org /sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/presrvce/pe300.htm (2288 words)

	Position Statement: Cultural Diversity - American School Counselor Association
		An increased awareness and understanding of cultural diversity is important for all school personnel, especially the professional school counselor.
		Students of diverse cultural backgrounds may not always have access to appropriate opportunities or receive needed services, and the professional school counselor uses school, district, state and national data to provide leadership in advocating for systemic change.
		Having the skills necessary to collaborate with students, parents and school personnel to identify attitudes and policies that impede the learning process, professional school counselors foster increased awareness and understanding of cultural diversity in the school and community.
	www.schoolcounselor.org /content.asp?contentid=249 (378 words)

	Celebrating Cultural Diversity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		These cultures will be celebrated with the intention of, first: placating those groups who might otherwise feel resentment towards the establishment and, second: cooping the resources, votes and talents of those groups perceived to have them.
		In the diversity of experience, invention and reflection represented by the One Human Race in all its variation and in all its individuals, lies hope for the future.
		In more hum-drum times, the importance of cultural diversity is not so much in the coming together of the positive characteristics of various cultures but more the negative fact that cultures do not share the same taboos, conventions or myopias.
	www.geocities.com /pharsea/Diversity.html (4606 words)

	Newfolk NDiF: Cultural Diversity, Alternative medicine, & Folk Medicine
		In an essay entitled "Culture and Clinical Care" in JAMA (March 2, 1994), pediatrician Lee Pachter discussed the clinical importance of cultural differences in beliefs about health and disease, using the folk medical beliefs of Latinos to illustrate the point.
		All cultures have diverse health resources ranging from self care and home first aid through a variety of kinds of healer specialists.
		Diversity in healing, as in other areas of culture, from art to politics to religion to science, can be either good or bad in the particular instance: there is bad politics and there is bad science, and the world is not better for that.
	www.temple.edu /isllc/newfolk/medicine.html (2063 words)

	National Parks Conservation Association
		Cultural myths, stories, and quotations passed from one generation to the next provide us with wisdom about our heritage and our environment.
		Celebrate America's rich cultural diversity by visiting the many national parks that celebrate the role of African Americans in U.S. history.
		To be a person of color in the United States is, often, to have a different sense of geography, history, and the natural world.
	www.npca.org /cultural_diversity (89 words)

	"WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM" CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROGRAM
		The Diversity Directory is an innovative resource guide designed to assist users in obtaining information about local and national diversity training resources.
		This directory includes cultural diversity training programs in an easy-to-read format that enables groups to choose the appropriate training program to fit their needs.
		Nationally recognized cultural diversity trainer, Sergeant Gerald Heuett of the Phoenix Police Department, is featured in the free public education program.
	phoenix.gov /DIVERSTY (1046 words)

	90.05.01: Cultural Diversity: The American Family—Past, Present, and Future
		I am aware that many people from different cultural backgrounds work hard not to be so completely assimilated into the general American culture that they lose their ties with their country of origin or their cultural traditions.
		Also, regardless of our culture, there is value in studying our pasts to better understand our present (D. p.xii) and to better predict what our future will be like and to prepare for it.
		I have chosen excerpts (the introduction and pages 3 to 19) from this book because this is an event in the history of this country that is often overlooked and the descriptions of this Japanese family during this time show many of their attitudes and values that helped them survive their ordeal.
	www.cis.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/5/90.05.01.x.html (6485 words)

	Cultural Diversity Training and Consulting
		Our diversity training tools and training support products can help you build a culture where differences are understood, diversity is appreciated, and all employees and customers are treated with dignity and respect.
		We offer a wide array of services and are leaders in the field of diversity and training.
		Recently revised, this diversity program for schools rises to the challenge of increasingly diverse schools.
	www.progroupinc.com (214 words)

	CULTURAL DIVERSITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Diversity- This link is part of History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers.
		Sponsored by PBS and General Motors, the site provides a plethora of information on people, events, photos, art, and primary sources from West-- many of the perspectives are from individuals who are usually overlooked by traditional historians.
		Not stuck in the nineteenth century, Burns' spans across time to illustrate the diversity of western America.
	education.indiana.edu /~socialst/diversity.html (354 words)

	Welcome to Multicultural Children's Literature
		Welcome to the wonderfully diverse world of children's multicultural literature, "literature that represents any distinct cultural group through accurate portrayal and rich detail" (Yokota, 1993, p.
		Such literature appears in different genre which together present a multitude of perspectives about the lives, culture, and contributions of each cultural group to American society.
		Cultural groups currently listed include: African Americans, Chinese Americans, Latino/Hispanic Americans, Japanese Americans, Jewish Americans, Native Americans, and Korean Americans.
	www.multiculturalchildrenslit.com (156 words)

	About Us: Headquarters
		At HP, we believe that diversity and inclusion are key drivers of creativity, innovation and invention.
		Throughout the world, we are putting our differences to work to connect everyone to the power of technology in the marketplace, workplace and community.
		Creating a diverse, inclusive environment has been an ongoing journey of continuous action for many years.
	www.hp.com /hpinfo/abouthp/diversity (116 words)

	Cultural Diversity Training & Resources, Cultural Diversity Assessment, Cultural Competency Professional Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His teaching skills are superior and his training materials provide you with the knowledge base needed to succeed in the dynamic field of diversity consulting and training.
		Whether you are a seasoned consultant, seeking to become a diversity officer, need to develop global management skills, or need skills for directing your organization's inclusion initiative, you will find this site of significant value.
		The diversity training field is part of a multibillion dollar softskills training industry resulting from recent demographic shifts, globalization, and the anti-workplace discrimination laws.
	www.diversityuintl.com (985 words)

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