Unit I ScholarlyActivity DiversitySelf-Assessment

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Diversity Self-Assessment

Name : Nicole Samuels

Waldorf University

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My Diversity Wheel

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Source: Cañas & Sondak (2014)

Age(26

years)

Ethnicity (African)

Gender

(male)

Race(

Black

American)

physical ability (flexible)

Height

(1.75m)

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Religious

belief(

Christian)

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Disability

(No

disability)

Work

experience(5

years)

sexual orientation

(Heterosexual )

Primary Dimensions Secondary Dimensions

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Identity Self-Assessment

1. Discuss your identity or self-concept. Evaluate how each of the primary

dimensions you listed in “My Diversity Wheel” contributes to your overall self-concept. As

you completed the “My Diversity Wheel” exercise, what did you learn about your self-

concept?

I am a young man who recently attained the age of 26 years. I was born in the United

States in New York State to a White American mother and an African mother with her roots

from Ghana. I am a very social person who likes interacting with various people and this

behavior is very common with all African-American individuals. Even after meeting with new

people in social places such as in wedding ceremonies, church functions as well as graduation

functions, I freely interact with them and make a lot of friends. In addition to that, physically, I

am a well-built man with a lot of physical flexibility which makes me a good rugby player. In

sexual orientation wise, I am a heterosexual man who is always attracted to the opposite sex.

2. How does your self-concept influence your experiences in team and organization

settings? Specifically, how does your self-concept shape the way you relate with others?

How does your identity influence the way others relate with you? Give specific examples,

incorporating your primary and/or secondary dimensions of diversity into your discussion.

Been a social person, I am a good team player who likes working with other people in

various groups. Organizations are mostly working as groups where employees are grouped in

teams and assigned specific duties and responsibilities. My three years of working experience

makes me a good leader who can easily and positively influence the people in an organization.

Been a single man who has not yet gotten married, I find a lot of time to interact with people and

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also undertake my duties in the organization. In the team, I might be assigned extra work than

other teammates who have family responsibilities and commitments. Been a social person, many

people are free to interact with me.

Good Christian background helps me shape my personal and professional behaviors. I am

a strong believer in fairness, honesty, and commitment. These qualities make me stand out

among other workers in the organization and also make me effectively relate to them. They help

me fight against a lot of unethical issues such as corruption, discrimination, and harassment in

workplace settings.

3. Describe a group within your organization or your community (either face-to-face

or virtual) which you are closely affiliated with. Using the Diversity Wheel, discuss the

primary or secondary dimensions that this group has in common. For which dimensions

are people within the group different or diverse? What draws you to affiliate with this

group?

The ‘Care for the Homeless Group’ is a community-based organization that its main aim is to

make assist the homeless within the community. It provides the poor and street families with

food, shelter, and clothes. The group is made up of both males and females graduates from

various institutions. Another factor that is common with the group is that its members are all

Christians who are less than 30 years and most of them are African-American individuals. All

members also come from New York City. These qualities suit me and therefore make me a

complete member of the group. However, the group has some dimensions that are diverse as it is

made up of the people who are of different work backgrounds, class, gender and marital status.

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The group is one of the best groups that I have ever been a member of. The members’ oneness

and unity make it achieve most of its goals and objectives (Caña & Sondak, 2014).

4. Why is evaluating your self-concept important for understanding diversity and

inclusion?

My self-concept evaluation is very crucial for understanding diversity and inclusion.

Diversity and inclusion are part and parcel of every human being. People usually interact and

come across other people from different places and with varying concepts, qualities, and

characteristics. In that view, self-concept evaluation is ideal as it helps me understand that people

are different and their differences and diversity should be respected and valued (Harrison, 2011).

It also helps me make sure that I learn to interact and make new friends from different parts of

the world.

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References

Cañas, K. A., & Sondak, H. (2014). Opportunities and challenges of workplace diversity:

Theory, cases, and exercises. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Harrison, C. (2011). Re-thinking Assesment Philosophy and Practice Peer- and Self-assessment.

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