Cultural Diversity

Abstract

The concept of human cultural diversity is to accept and respect each other. That means each individual is 
unique, he or she should understand and recognize the individual differences. The differences might be race, 
political implications of ethnicity, gender, economic status, nations, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political 
beliefs, or any other ideologies. The cultural variation emerges from the ethnic identity. It is a discovery of such 
differences in a safe, positive, and real environment. People should understand each other and go beyond 
simple tolerance and embrace and respect the rich cultural diversity, ethnicity and various cultures that each 
individual maintains. It should be focused on living together with different ethnicity in one place. But these 
differences all lie in the modern political and intellectual competition. The differences come from the historical 
background. It is believed that diverse groups bring different perception, understanding and creation to the 
culture.  
The topic of cultural diversity creates one of the most important issues in the world today, and the issue promises 
to continue to the next century. The cultural groupings make the whole culture in a country. People should be 
taught in order to develop and increase their awareness, understanding and appreciation of the diverse cultures. 
It is very clear that every culture, race and ethnicity makes an important contribution to the society. Toward 
promoting inter-cultural understanding and mutual respect for diverse cultures are essential in order to build new 
bridges among people. 
This paper begins by defining cultural diversity and advantages of cultural diversity. The paper uses quantitative 
method with survey questionnaire. The structured questionnaire has been used to collect data and asked 
teachers and the students from different countries. The paper uses content analysis in this part within the frame 
work of the qualitative method. The respondents have quite diverse backgrounds which is very important to have 
a wider perspective.  
During the whole research and after the completion of the research, the researcher should abide by the ethical 
code of The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).The SPSS 20, and the Nvivo10 were used to find 
and analyse the collected data. 
The results of this study show that there have been diverse views regarding the term cultural diversity .It has 
been found out that the teachers and students have not been quite comfortable and positive regarding the 
cultural diversity.  
Role of cultural diversity has been discussed and suggested that children, starting from the very early age, 
should be taught to live and interact with different race and ethnicity for the promising future.