January 2017
The 10 Lenses: Are you a Multiculturalist?
By: | January 25, 2017
If you’re a Multiculturalists you appreciate, recognize and support the many cultures in your day to world. You desire the many contributions cultures make to the well-being of the world. The Multiculturalist wants to retain the customs, languages and ideas of people from all cultures believes these retained characteristics create a dynamic environment that leads […]
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What Do You Call Someone Who is Native American, African-American, and Caucasian?
By: | January 20, 2017
What do you call someone who is Native American, African-American, and Caucasian? Someone who loves fishing and dogs? What about a person? Race are just some of the identity dimensions that describe Dak Prescott, (Rayne Dakota “Dak” Prescott) the rookie quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. New York Times best-selling author Michael Levin has written, co-written […]
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Why Do You Get Agitated About Politics? It’s Your Identity
By: | January 19, 2017
Does politics bring out the best and the beast in you? Why do you become so passionate when there is a political discussion happening and you are with people who don’t share the same political views as you do? A new psychological study might answer your questions. According to the study, when our political views […]
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The 10 Lenses: Are You an Assimilationist?
By: | January 19, 2017
Assimilationists want individuals to submerge their cultural identities in favor of nationalistic and patriotic ideals or organizational ideals in business settings. Assimilationists believe that our primary allegiance should be to the welfare and unity of our nation or organization. Immigrants and other sub-cultures should adopt the lifestyles, values, customs, and language of the dominant or […]
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Change and Identity, How Flexible Are You?
By: | January 9, 2017
What do you think of when you hear the word inflexible? Perhaps words like rigid, unyielding, and stubborn and immovable come to mind. Examine your community, workplace or a nation and ask, what happens when people or groups who hold differing identity perspectives are inflexible? Do you observe that often, the result is polarization and […]