AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC DIVERSITY

AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC DIVERSITY This article provided me with awareness of diversity, and how to accord it to the culture that you see, you want to acquire. Of course, another point of view was describing the people in the genre of unacceptance of different cultures. Initially article refers to the importance of culture based on how it changes our perspective towards our life and choices. I agree with the article in the aspect that culture affects our preferences according to our deeds about why we prefer to do it in that way and not in the other. Also, article clears out the definitions of generalizing and profiling a culture on its community. In my opinion, it’s important to not over-generalizing the people who represents their culture. As in the article, without creating stereotypes, one should generalize a culture based by researching, but not only personal experience, as it might cause prejudice. This section reminded me of the classes that point out the necessity a teacher must consider individual differences for educational purposes. Of course, a teacher should do his/her job without causing any cultural chauvinism. Without any offensive labels, one can see people as representatives their culture. For instance, we can compare Asian people with American people according to their dominant ways of living in daily life, just as in the video below: (7) Liked videos - YouTube According to DMIS (The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensivity) there are six stages based on the observations of people in intercultural occasions. They’re divided into two categories: Ethnocentric and ethnorelative. In my opinion, the most logical conclusions that can be drawn belong to ethnorelative category. As it is the most peaceful, indulgent and contemporary point of view. However, to be realistic, probably the most preferred category is ethnocentric; minimization sub-category. Minimization states lowkey all cultures are the same, which means does not accept any cultural diversity besides its own culture. The reason I think it’s the most preferred one is people in universal tend to internalize their own culture, therefore they create a defense mechanism in their inner-self and they don’t want to feel any obligation to accept other cultures’ diversity. I think it’s essential to obtain the ‘Isms’ Approach, which one of the approaches in the article towards strategies handling the cultural diversity and its possible problems. The ‘Isms’ approach is one of the most common approaches in this field. I agree with its suggestions that cultural conflict is necessary for growth, and everyone should handle the problems together. Finally, I think to create intercultural communication people should accept diversity, and admit it’s not dangerous if there isn’t inequity among people. Because what makes humans great creatures is their difference.