Social Class and Diversity

In class we learned that social diversity is the diverse factors surrounding our society such as race, culture, religion, age and disabilities. I consider myself to be very normal and average when it comes to social and racial diversity in this country. I am a caucasian Mormon with no real disabilities or strong cultural background. It is wrong to be average? No, but sometimes I wish I had something a little different about me. I appreciate the people in class who shared some of their cultural background with us. There was a polynesian in my class who shared some things about her culture and how her family system worked. She said that they are very big into family and have a lot of family values. They would speak English and Hawaiian in their home growing up. I appreciate other cultures and really enjoy learning about them. I loved the visual presentation that Brother Williams showed during class about the Mexican family. I was unaware of that kind of life style and continuous pattern in Mexico. I am grateful that this class is making me more culturally and socially aware of those families around me that I am not as familiar with.