Globalization And Diversity In The United States

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1. Identify and discuss the ways in which globalization has impacted diversity within the United States. According to Hanser and Gomila (2015), “Globalization is the process by which societies, cultures, and economics around the world have become integrated due to advances in communication and transportation technology, as well as the passage of laws and treaties that facilitate this integration” (p. 7). The concepts of globalization have impacted small, medium and large businesses in the United States. Globalization has influenced the way leaders think, make decisions, and lead their organization. We are surrounded by super information highways and modern technology, which makes it easier and accessible to conduct business across nations. …show more content…

According to Spenkuch (2010), “Immigrants from Mexico commit between 3.5 and 5 times as many crimes as the average native, while all other immigrants commit less than half as many crimes as natives, or even more” (p. 15). In opposition, statistics from the 2010 Census Bureau revealed “incarceration rates among the young, less-educated Mexican, Salvadorian, and Guatemalan men who make up the bulk of the unauthorized population are significantly lower than the incarceration rate among native-born young men without a high school diploma” (American Immigration Council, 2015. p. …show more content…

Orey and Park (2012) conducted a study on high school seniors and their parents, and examined their levels of ethnocentrism (p. 71). The authors concluded that there is a correlation between the parents’ ethnocentrism and their children’s ethnocentrism. The author revealed that “ethnocentrism seems to have more to do with genetic inheritance than with social learning” (Orey & Park, 2012, p. 72). Orey and Park (2012) further states, “The genetic similarity theory posits that genetically similar people gravitate toward one another and work to maintain supportive environments through various institutions and networks, including marriage, friendships, and social groups” (p. 72). Similarly, Marger (2011) believed that an ethnocentric thought “Naturally leads to the idea that ethnic groups must be kept socially and, especially, physically apart. To encourage social integration is to encourage physical integration, which, it follows, contributes to the degeneration of the superior group” (p. 26). Ethnocentrism occurs in every ethnic group and

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