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Cultural Sensitivity
Decreasing one's own ignorance can be done in several ways. One of the best is simply to start learning about and researching another culture (Barry, 2002). When a person assumes something about a particular culture or makes value judgments about that culture (whether or not those judgments are accurate for the majority of people in that culture), he or she is indicating that an entire group of people are the same and that they all do things a certain way because of the culture to which those people belong. It is better in the long run not to stereotype people that way, and to judge each person on his or her own merits. Right now, for example, there is a stigma in the United States against Muslims and/or people who come from the Middle East. Ever since September 11, 2001, that stigma has continued to grow and develop. Not everyone has a problem with people from that culture, but many Americans feel as though an entire culture cannot be trusted because of the actions of a few.
However, many Muslims are very peaceful, and the majority of the people...
This is only one example of people being ignorant because they assume something about a culture or group of people without finding out if those assumptions are really true. There are many other cases of this, but researching the culture or group and being open minded when it comes to learning can be great ways to lower the level of ignorance. It can also be beneficial to spend some time with people of a different culture or group in order to gain a better understanding of them and all that they offer to society (Cavell, 2002). Often, there are cultural differences but there is also a great deal of common ground that a person can find with people from other cultures. Living or working among people who are "different" can be one of the biggest ways to remove the ignorance caused by stereotypes.
People do not have to wait to lower their level of ignorance. They can be proactive about the problem, because it is not necessary…
References
Barry, B. (2002). Culture and equality: An egalitarian critique of multiculturalism. New York, NY: Harvard University Press.
Cavell, S. (2002). Knowing and acknowledging. Must We Mean What We Say? New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
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