What is Culture

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What is Culture?

• Elizabeth Cramer, Vice President
• Florida CEC

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Culture is

• A way of perceiving, believing, evaluating, and
  behaving (Goodenough, 1987
• In us and all around us, just as the air we
  breathe. (Erickson, 1997)
• Generally accepted and patterned ways of behavior
  necessary for a group of people to live together
  (Gollnick Chinn, 1995)

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Culture is

• Learned
• Shared
• An Adaptation
• A dynamic system

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Cultural Identity

• Can include
• Ethnicity
• Age
• Religion
• Gender
• Sexual orientation
• SES
• Language
• Place of residence
• Abilities

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What do you consider your cultural identity?
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Floridas Efforts to Implement Diversity

• Diversity Position on Board (Multicultural Chair)
• Subcommittee
• Column in quarterly newsletter
• Miami diversity
• Cultural activities at 2007 state conference
  (i.e. mojito night)

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How can you implement aspects of cultural
diversity into your unit?