Diversity as a Multicultural Social Concept.

Diversity as a Multicultural Social Concept.

Diversity as a Multicultural Social Concept.

Diversity as a Multicultural Social Concept

It is the eyes through which it is viewed that make diversity most intriguing. Diversity is more than a dissimilarity among individuals. It is a multicultural society comprised of people with varying demographics, socioeconomic statuses, cultures, religions, racial classifications, and national origins. However, it is not limited to these factors. There are many other faces of diversity. These include language, physical size, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability (both physical and mental), political orientation, and factors comprising socioeconomic status, occupational status, geographical location and more. The concept is more complex than what it seems at first blush.

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There are countless cultures around the globe, which makes it increasingly difficult to gain an understanding of all. It is not the complexity of the word culture but the complexity and the number of different societies. The United States was built as the melting pot, an ethnocentric concept of acclimating to the concept of mainstream America. While it is a logical approach to facilitate many aspects of American society without speaking English, adopting English as the spoken language enhances the potential success of education, health services, and other important social interactions. Many cultures cling to cultural bias such as language to maintain cultural identity. In reality, mainstream American is purposeful pluralism.

The healthcare setting is not alone in the struggle to achieve cultural competency, but it is somewhat unique. Perplexing is the comparison of healthcare delivery contrast to higher education. Many of the nation’s finest institutions of higher education enroll foreign students who possess an understanding of the English language to fulfill educational aspirations. The challenge remains in healthcare delivery to identify the goals of cultural competency to address diversity.