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If students are not able to come up with answers the chances are high there is little diversity, or the diversity prevalent is not part of the culture. However, on asking the same question of a culturally diverse organization, sociologists may find students enthusiastic and willing to talk about events, fairs, classes geared toward cultural understanding and an overall sense of multiculturalism and belief systems on campus.
One interesting insight as to the effects of diversity on the educational environment would be to measure student success outcomes, and the presence or lack thereof of support structures including clubs and fraternities that promote diversity and cultural education and acceptance. Sociologists can look at overall attendance rates, it can look at the student population and sociologists may interview or observe students to identify whether they feel included as part of the university culture or whether they feel excluded or like an outsider when assessing the effects of diversity on campus.
Conclusions
There are many beneficial effects a diverse environment can have on students in today's multicultural environment. A diverse environment may be defined as one that incorporates many programs, supportive events and one that creates a culture or atmosphere of interest, education and acceptance as well as learning about multiculturalism. Students in this type of environment may report...
Now more so than ever it is important universities identify with the multicultural population that comprises the university, and offer students tools to explore this avenue of growth and learning.
Worthy of note but not mentioned previous is the use of technology to help foster and maintain a healthy diverse student environment, one that encourages students to explore other avenues of communication and understanding (Andersen & Taylor, 2006). Technology can be useful in this case, where technology is used to allow students to interact with professors and students from countries around the world. This is perhaps the simplest way to ensure that students have full access to diversity and different beliefs, educational programs and cultural idealisms while attending university. A university with a high rate of student-reported satisfaction is likely one that incorporates broad university measures, or so a sociologist may report on observing the characteristics of the school and attitudes of the attendees.
References
Andersen, M.L., & Taylor, H.F. (2006). General sociology: Sociology in everyday life. Indiana:
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Morrow, R.A. (1985). Critical theory and critical sociology. Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, 22(5): 710.
Sociology: Diversity
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