DIVERSITY GAME
LGBT
Judaism
World
Languages
Cultural
Symbols
The Amazing
Race
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JUDAISM: #2 links to slide 14 rather than question slide 13; #5 links to slide 22 instead of slide 21.
CULTURAL SYMBOLS: #2 links to slide 36 instead of slide 35; #4 links to slide 40 instead of slide 39.
THE AMAZING RACE: #2 links to slide 46 instead of slide 45; #4 links to slide 49 instead of slide 50; #5 links to slide 52 instead of slide 51.
This was the first state in the U.S. to recognize the marriage of two people of the same gender.
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Massachusetts
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This term refers to the fear and hatred expressed toward people identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.
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Homophobia
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This symbol from WWII was used by the Nazis in concentration camps to identify gay males.
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Pink Triangle
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This 1968 riot in New York City’s Greenwich Village marked the beginning of the lesbian and gay rights movement in the United States.
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Stonewall Riots
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This terms refers to a person who identifies and lives as a member of the opposite gender.
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Transgendered
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The majority of Christians worship in a church and many Muslims worship in a mosque. Followers of the Jewish faith worship in this edifice.
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Synagogue or Temple
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Not mixing milk and meat because it is forbidden by Jewish law is an example of this type of Jewish meal preparation.
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Kosher
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Observant Jews may leave the office early on Friday afternoons to celebrate this holy observance.
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Shabbat or Sabbath
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This holiday is considered to be the Jewish New Year.
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Rosh Hashanah
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The mystical teachings of Judaism, made popular by Madonna and Britney Spears and symbolized by a red string bracelet, are known collectively as this.
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Kabbalah
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This is the second most common language in the United States.
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Spanish
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This world organization has six official languages for business: English, French, Spanish, Arabic,
Russian, and Chinese.
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United Nations
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Between 1000 and 1500 languages
are spoken on this continent.
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Africa
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While English is used to conduct all federal government proceedings, this country has never designated English as its official language.
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The United States
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This language surpasses English
as the most widely spoken
language in the world.
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Mandarin Chinese
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This symbol of gay pride was created in 1978 by artist Gilbert Baker. It is generally flown in lesbian and gay pride marches worldwide.
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Rainbow Flag
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This symbol, used by the Nazis, was actually used for more than 3000
years by cultures across the globe
to represent sun, power, strength
and good luck.
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Swastika
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While the color white is used in weddings in many cultures, it is also used in this ritual in many Asian countries.
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Funerals (mourning)
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This textile, originally from Ghana, has come to represent pride in
one’s heritage in the African American community.
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Kente Cloth
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This Hindu symbol is applied to a woman’s forehead and is said to strengthen concentration and protect the spirit of the wearer.
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Bindi
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Their history of slavery has made
the road to full equality a
laborious journey.
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African Americans
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This Civil Rights icon prompted the Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott when she refused to give up her seat on the bus.
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Rosa Parks
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Created in the pan-Latin melting pot of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s, this musical genre is based on rock, jazz, and Latin American musical traditions.
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Salsa
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This American city boasts the
largest percentage, about 66%, of Asian Americans.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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According to the Human Genome Project, human beings of all “races” are genetically alike by this percentage.
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99.9%
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DOUBLE
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Here Comes
the Judge
Cane & Able
Islam
Women In
the
Workforce
U.S. Culture
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HERE COMES THE JUDGE: #10 links to slide 64 instead of slide 63.
ISLAM: #4 links to slide 76 instead of slide 77; #10 links to slide 82 instead of slide 83.
WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE: #6 links to slide 88 instead of slide 89; #8 links to slide 90 instead of 89.
This law protects women from losing their jobs after taking maternity leave.
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Family and Medical Leave Act
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This law makes it illegal for work organizations to discriminate against anyone born in another country or with a different ancestral heritage.
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
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Policies against sexual harassment, as a form of discrimination, have been developed in work organizations as a result of this law.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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This is one form of discrimination
not covered by the
U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
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Sexual Orientation, Weight, Height or Social Class
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This man, who later became a Supreme Court Justice, presented the legal argument in the historic 1954 case of Brown vs. the Board of Higher Education, which ruled that racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional.
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Thurgood Marshall
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This piece of legislation enacted in 1990 provides equal access for people with disabilities.
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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Discrimination based on an individual’s or group’s perceived socio-economic status is referred to as ….
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Classism
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This condition affects a person’s ability to read letters and numbers, often distorting the image making it difficult to read.
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Dyslexia
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This non-verbal language has just
as many cultural variations as
spoken English.
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American Sign Language
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This breed of primate has been trained to assist quadriplegics with day-to-day living.
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Capuchin Monkey
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This holy text of Islam is believed to
be the word of Allah given
to Muhammad.
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Koran or Quran
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According to religious teachings, Muslims are required to pray this number of times per day.
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Five
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This city is said to be the ancient birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and is the most revered city for Muslims.
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Mecca
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A yarmulke is to the Jewish religion as this headgear is to Islam.
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Kufi
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The five pillars of Islam are Salat (prayer), Zakat (almsgiving), Ramadan (fasting), Kalima (creed), and this, which translated into English means Pilgrimage.
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Hajj
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This term refers to prejudice or discrimination based on gender.
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Sexism
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In 1981, this woman, appointed by President Reagan, became the first female Supreme Court Justice.
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Sandra Day O’Connor
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In 2009, women comprised this percentage of the United States workforce.
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47%
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According to the U.S. Department
of Labor, men comprised 8%
of the workforce in this traditional female occupation in 2009.
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Nursing
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In what year were men first outpaced by women in the number of baccalaureate degrees they earned?
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2000
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This religious group in the United States is known for their horse-drawn buggies and rejection of electricity.
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Amish
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This term is used by the U.S. government to classify people who come from a Spanish or Spanish-speaking background. It should not be confused with the terms Latino and Latina which refer to people from Latin America.
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Hispanic
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These Americans hold the view that people should live in harmony with the natural world.
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Native Americans
(American Indians)
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Evidence indicates that these workers tend to be more involved in their jobs, have higher morale, and are less likely to leave their organizations.
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Older Workers
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This major cultural group, comprised of many subgroups, has experienced rapid population growth in the U.S de to high birthrates .
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Hispanic Americans
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JUDAISM: #2 links to slide 14 rather than question slide 13; #5 links to slide 22 instead of slide 21.
CULTURAL SYMBOLS: #2 links to slide 36 instead of slide 35; #4 links to slide 40 instead of slide 39.
THE AMAZING RACE: #2 links to slide 46 instead of slide 45; #4 links to slide 49 instead of slide 50; #5 links to slide 52 instead of slide 51.
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WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE: #6 links to slide 88 instead of slide 89; #8 links to slide 90 instead of 89.
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