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What is Diversity? - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Having a sense of belonging to a nation
      - Sharing common experiences with others of the same nationality
        
        E.g Common set of tradition/practices
        
        E.g Common history
        
        E.g Common language (speaking Singlish and English)
      - People from the same country may feel more comfortable with other members of the same nationality because of common experiences, attitude and beliefs shared by the citizens of the country
        
        E.g Singing the National Anthem
        
        E.g Bilingualism
        
        E.g Multi-racialism
      - Expressions of national identity can be reflected through lifestyle choices
        
        E.g Sports
        
        E.g Music
        
        E.g Food
    - - Race: a person's physical characteristics that are biological in nature
        
        E.g Bone structure and skin, hair or eye colour.
      - Ethnicity: One's Ancestry, cultural practices, language, customs, food and dressing that are associated with an ethnic group
        
        An important influence on their identity, leading to different lifestyles
        
        Ethnicity influences our identity as our way is aligned to the experiences of belonging to an ethnic group.
        
        E.g Withing the Malay race, there are different ethnic groups such as the Bataks, Bugis and Dayaks
    - - An organised collection of attitudes, beliefs, practices, world views and often worship of a single or multiple gods. The religion individuals believe in may be determined by birth or choice.
      - Most religions embody a set of shared core beliefs and practices. Believers keep to those beliefs and practices regardless of their nationality/ethnicity. These beliefs will affect the way we interact with others, the choices we make and think. Religion can thus shape practices and actions of believers.
    - - The economic situation shared by a group of people and some determinants are occupation, income, education and ownership of wealth
      - Can shape one's life experiences as it affects the choice of housing, food, entertainment and activities, influencing the circle of friends one interacts with
      - Three SES groups: Higher SES, Middle SES and Lower SES
      - Government supports the needs of Lower SES through heathcare and education financing.
        
        Enable them to meet their basic needs and work towards improving their well-being and social mobility.
        
        Education helps to provide more opportunities for them to find jobs and earn a living
        
        Subsidies would help to alleviate some challenges and help subsidise the costs of hiring extra help for the family
      - The wide the income gap, the greater the socio-economic diversity there is