Purpose

The purpose of this exercise is to help you gauge your openness to and awareness of diversity, as measured by your behavior and communication patterns.

Instructions

Complete the “Exercise: Diversity Questionnaire” provided below. Answer the questions at the end of the exercise. Be sure to use a separate paragraph for each question. This assignment must be completed no later than on Friday, 7/18/14 by noon EST. Thank you.

Next to each question place the number that best describes your own actions and beliefs.

1= almost always, 2= frequently, 3= sometimes, 4= seldom, 5= almost never

1. Do you recognize and challenge the perceptions, assumptions, and biases that affect your thinking?

2. Do you think about the impact of what you say or how you act before you speak or act?

3. Do you do everything you can to prevent the reinforcement of prejudices, including avoiding the use of negative stereotypes when you speak?

4. Do you encourage people who are not from the dominant culture to express their concerns, and do you respect those issues?

5. Do you speak up when someone is making racial, sexual, or other derogatory remarks, or is humiliating another person?

6. Do you apologize when you realize you may have offended someone with inappropriate behavior or comments?

7. Do you try to know people as individuals, not as representatives of specific groups, and welcome different types of people in your peer group?

8. Do you do everything you can to understand your own background and try to educate yourself about other backgrounds, including different communication styles?