The Importance Of Diversity And Communication

In today 's world, we humans are expanding across the globe, allowing us to communicate with all different types of people. We need to be diverse in our thinking and communication. Let 's look at the word diversity, it has two meanings: the quality or state of having many different forms, types, idea, etc. Secondly, it is the state of having people of different races or different cultures. Now let 's look at communication, its meaning is: to make known or exchange of information or news. When you get off work and decided you want to cook Chinese food for dinner, so you swing by the Chinese food store only to find the store clerk doesn 't speak English. How will you explain what you need?

A racially diverse group is people from various backgrounds, values experiences, attitudes. In our communities, our neighbor on the right may be from Africa. Across the street, we may have a family from Pakistan. Our neighbor to the left may be Mexican, two doors down there could be an African-American family living there. So if we live in a diverse community then it only makes sense that we would need to be diverse not only in our thinking and our communications.

You may use a word that in America that may mean something different to the person that you are speaking with

We need both of these to thrive as a human race. We are all human and even though we come from diverse backgrounds we can communicate with each other if we take the time and through patience we can make it happen. No one likes to be talked down too. Margret Mead quoted, " If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse gift will find a fitting place." and Paul J. Meyer quoted, "Communication the human connection is the key to personal and career success. Rene '