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what is culture diversity?

Cultural diversity is the quality of diverse or different cultures, as opposed to monoculture, as in the global monoculture, or a homogenization of cultures, akin to cultural decay. For example, before Hawaii was conquered by Europeans, the culturally diverse Hawaiian culture existed in the world, and contributed to the world's cultural diversity. Now Hawaii has been westernized; the vast majority of its culture has been replaced with Western or American culture. The phrase cultural diversity can also refer to having different cultures respect each other's differences. The phrase cultural diversity is sometime misused to mean the variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole; but these phenomenon are multiculturalism rather than cultural diversity. The culturally destructive action of globalization is often said to have a negative effect on the world's cultural diversity.

Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1.       At least 6000 different languages exist in the world.	True
2.       Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	False, a=around 175 million
3.       One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	True
4.       Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	False, it means a fundamental right
5.       Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1.       Heterogeneous : different in kind 

2.       Plurality : fact of being numerous.

3.       Migration : a number or body of persons or animals migrating togather. 

4.       Fundamental : serving as, or being an essential part of. 

5.       Collective strength : group strength. 

Now read the rest of the article, and answer these questions by researching on the internet.

1.       The article mentions food as an example of Cultural Diversity. Can you think of something else which could add interest and richness in a culturally diverse country?

Media

Military

2.       Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.

Trading

Languages

Skills and knowledge

3.       From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

Melting pot: Different people from different countries get together in one country and become one culture.

Garden salad: Different cultures mixed together, but you can see the difference.

4.       Britain today is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Look on the internet and find out which nationalities make up the “ethnic minority population of over 4 million”.

South Asian: 2 million.

Black people: 1.15 million

5.       Australia is another of the most culturally diverse countries in the world.  The University of Melbourne has a policy on Cultural Diversity. Read the two paragraphs and summarize them in your own words.

The university of Melbourne insures that there students and staff achieve more about their culture and greater understanding of their culture.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	Homogeneous	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	Declining	Inclusive	Narrow
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	Inequality

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Varied	Creative	Inspired	Uniqueness	Exclusivity
Dignity	Pride	Integrated	Joined	Asset	Ability
Global	International	Benefit	Advantage	Harmony	Agreement