According to your text, celebrating diversity is easier said than done. Briefly explain why this may be true.

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Celebrating diversity is a construct that is meant to bring awareness to and respect different cultures, values, and worldviews. It is easier said than done because there is a multiplicity of cultural values, worldviews, value orientations, ethnic backgrounds, and sexual orientations that may sometimes in conflict with each other. For the counselor, it may be challenging and impossible to appreciate and respect the different values; worldviews that are different than her or his, particularly in the United States where the dominant and majority group worldviews and values are regarded as the norm or standard for behavior and experiences perceived as good and bad. The minority groups’ values, worldviews, and cultural practices are deemed problematic or pathological. For example, for a member of the mainstream, standing up for oneself may be appreciated as being assertive, whereas, the same behavior by a member from a nonmainstream group may be seen as disruptive and unprofessional. The counselor from the mainstream group may lack an empathic understanding of the client in the above example and may look at one behavior as normal and the other as abnormal, thus pathological.