Diversity Issues
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Diversity Issues
Chestnut Hill College, Fall 2008
August 30, 2008- Initial Class meetingIntroductions, Syllabus, Defining Diversity and the range of diversity.
TOPICS
Culture - its range and domain.
Antiquity of human variation and diversity.
Globalization - as a factor in diminishing and emphasizing diversity.
Multicultural society, Plural society, Monocultural society
Racial and Ethnic diversities
Gender variation
Mid term exam
Engendering sexual and erotic diversities in societies
Religions as a source of unity and diversity
Bodies, Fitness and Healing - differences, distinctions, contrasts
Class and Geography as sources of social variation and diversity
Language, Music, Dress - Expressions of unity and distinction
Papers due and Final Exam