Cultural Diversity and Communication: Bridging Differences
Cultural diversity refers to the diverse varieties of human cultures that exist in a certain region, society or in the world as a whole. The characteristics of diversity may include ethnicity, traditions, geographic background, language spoken, religious beliefs, race or physical features. This term is also based on the idea that different cultures should respect each other's differences. With the global integration, the need for communication in accordance with other person's cultural awareness has intensified. Many times, any gesture that is considered offensive in one culture is completely accepted in the other culture.
Technology, Ethnicity, Gender, and IT Ethics in the Digital Age
The first part of this unit deals with the creation of the Internet as a global network, starting with the initial work of scientist J.C.R. Licklider, back in 1960. His vision was for a network of computers that would…