Contemporary Diversity Issues

Introduction Communication takes place daily in our everyday lives. We communicate at work, home, groups we belong to, or out in our communities. Communication is not easy and takes a great deal of work to truly understand each other (Bucher, R.D.). Culture influences how we look at problems and how we have learned to communicate. All people approach work differently when participating in groups. Culture has many different definitions, but commonly culture refers to …

…and prejudice that separate us into groups will give us hope and strength to improve our world. References: Bucher, R. D. (2000). Diversity issues in communication. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing. Custom Edition for University of Phoenix (2003). Retrieved from University of Phoenix eResouce website May 2, 2006 Dupraw, Marcelle E. National Institute for Dispute Resolution; Working on Common Cross- Cultural Communication Challenges. Retrieved May 1, 2006 from www.wwcd.org/action McFarland, Maxie, Military Cultural Education, Infantry Vol 94, Issue 3 May/Jun 2005