The following work presents some issues connected with the realization of the diversity. It centers around the feeling of being different from the others and the peculiarities of the process of recognition of this fact. The accent is made on feelings connected with the realization of the diversity in workflow and the process of understanding of persons place in the world which treats him in the way different from the others. The conclusions made from the recognition of the different nature of person are also taken into account and analyzed.
Being Hispanic in a white dominated country is a great challenge. Having proclaimed tolerance and equality to be the main properties in modern age, society however does not aspire to bring this statement to live. That is why Hispanics face some great problems in modern society connected with their ethnicity. First of all, they are treated like representatives of one ethnic group, while they themselves chose “to be labeled by country of origin rather than by “panethnic” terms such as “Hispanic” or “Latino”” (Harvey & Allard, 2012, p.92). Obviously, the association of all Hispanics to one ethnic group resulted from the common treatment for each of them, no matter what his origin is. However, they are not closed within the ethnic group as there is a great amount of intermarriages, which serve as the high indicator of the “intergroup integration” (Harvey & Allard, 2012, p. 93). More and more Hispanics avoid preconceived treatment “binding America into one encompassing community” (Harvey & Allard, 2012, p. 93) blending with the representatives of other ethnic groups, though the problem still exists.
The realization of belonging to another ethnic group comes with the appearance of critical thinking. From my own experience I can admit that being just a child it is possible to notice the change in the attitude at school and later at university or college as usually representatives of the Hispanic ethnic group are considered to be disposed to some crime. The same deals with work. There is an organizational culture not to offer Latinos managerial job positions, preferring appoint them to some low skilled jobs.
Without any doubt, the experience of structural, racial and gender discrimination is discouraging for any human being. The feeling of being denied the basic human rights to individual growth and development is disappointing. The organizations disregard of the fundamental labor laws implied lack of values and cultural competency. In any case, discriminated person feels not being able to become a relevant part of the society especially in the questions associated with work and difficulties connected with its search. Precisely, the organization’s dismal performance compared to other industrial players implied how structural discrimination is destructive. Promotion of structural and gender discrimination affected society since the practice was portrayed through business interactions with external stakeholders (Viruell-Fuentes, Miranda & Abdulrahim, 2012).
Having described the state of the Hispanic ethnic group in the society, it is possible to understand the importance of cultural diversity in the organization. Cultural diversity is a strategy that ensures different talents are harnessed to achieve a common goal in the organization (Harvey & Allard, 2012). Ignoring this fact and discrimination on ethnic grounds can lead to the decline of the organization, society and the country in the whole. Fair racial representation across the organization’s structures is important since the strategy improves trust and confidence among employees. Cultural competency allows mainstream cultures to embrace the minority by learning new ideas while sharing the same with others (Parrish & Linder-VanBerschot, 2010).
To sum it up, basing on my own experience it is possible to say that common representative of Hispanic ethnic group usually faces treatment, based on stereotypes. This attitude can make life much more difficult, leaving no hope for good job and provoking the person to follow the pattern and become a criminal. Only insistence and hard work can help man to prove his point and not everyone manages to do this, being charged off by the society.
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Parrish, P., & Linder-VanBerschot, J. (2010). Cultural dimensions of learning: Addressing the challenges of multicultural instruction. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 11(2), 1-19.
Viruell-Fuentes, E. A., Miranda, P. Y., & Abdulrahim, S. (2012). More than culture: Structural racism, intersectionality theory, and immigrant health. Social science & medicine, 75(12), 2099-2106.