[Name of the Institute]Affects of Cultural Diversity in Florida
Abstract
Florida is one of the mainly different realms in the land. It has the biggest populace of citizens more than the age of 65 years - which will carry on cultivating as retire of baby boomers and looking for the contentment of the State of Sunshine. The economic engine of the state is stimulated by undersized trades, with in excess of 20 percent of the industries possessed by African Americans and Hispanics. Almost one in 10 of the entire residents of the United States who were born in foreign, subsists in Florida. And the rising multi-cultural communities of the state, between them Black Caribbean, African American, Hispanic, Native American and Asian, characterize just about 40 percent of population of Florida. This paper will try to find out the cultural diversities that impact on this state.
Introduction
“Culture comprises an entire set of social norms and responses that condition people's behavior” (Rodrigues, 2001). It is the way that people from different groups interact, interpret experiences and behave. Cultural changes arise slowly and transcend from one generation to the next, unless impacting situations such as wars or technological advances occur. Technological advances, such as the Internet, satellite television and video conferencing, along with the globalization of businesses, are spreading cultural traits across cultures at a very rapid rate (Rodrigues, 2001). As a result of globalization, the organizations have confronted diversity, a fact of life that no organization can afford to ignore.
Cultural diversity comprises a variety of human social structures, belief systems and strategies adapting to situations in different parts of the world. Some people tend to think that cultural diversity is only a representation of different countries, but it is more than nationality. Cultural diversity can be observed in any group made up of people from different educational background or work experiences (Lewis, 2006). Different factors such as gender, language, religion, nationality, race, education, organization and politics among others can interact in a culture (Miller, 2000). Furthermore, Nine-Curt (1991) expressed that factors that affect project execution in teams are team structure (team oriented versus. individual oriented), verbal and nonverbal communication, space and touching differences and time zone differences.
Research Question
How does the diversity of cultures influence and affect Florida?
Discussion
What is cultural diversity?
Cultural diversity is the dominance of different or diverse traditions, rather than mono-culture, like in the universal mono-culture, or a regulation of cultures, resembling decay of culture. for instance, prior to Hawaii was subjugated by Europeans, the ethnically varied culture of Hawaii subsisted in the earth, and participated in the cultural diversity of the world. Currently, Hawaii has been developed in to norms of west; the huge preponderance of its civilization has been substituted with culture of America or West. Furthermore, the term “cultural diversity” can bring up having dissimilar traditions value the differences of every one. The axiom diversity of culture is a little bit misrepresented to indicate the diversity of cultures or societies of human in a ...