Chapter 4: What is diversity?

Question 1

What is nationality?

Answer 1

Nationality is the legally recognised country of origin of a person.

Question 2

Who are people who have the same nationality as others?

Answer 2

People who are born in the same countries

Question 3

Having the same nationality may have certain similarities such as as

Answer 3

• Common traditional and cultural practices
• Common language
• Common practices

Question 4

Why do people with the same nationality feel more comfortable with each other?

Answer 4

They tend to have common experiences, attitudes, beliefs as well as lifestyle choices

Question 5

What is race?

Answer 5

Race refers to the classification of people based on physical traits due to biological similarities

Question 6

What is ethnicity?

Answer 6

Ethnicity refers to a group of people with the same cultural practices, language and beliefs

Question 7

Why can ethnicity be independent of one’s race?

Answer 7

As people of the same race may belong to different ethnicity or people of biologically different races

Question 8

What is religion?

Answer 8

Religion is an organised collection of attitudes, beliefs, practices, world reviews and often worship of a single or multiple gods

Question 9

How do these beliefs and practices impact the people?

Answer 9

• Believers keep to these beliefs and practices regardless of their nationality and ethnicity
• These beliefs shape the way we interact with others, the choices we make and our thinking.

Question 10

What are some examples of religions?

Answer 10

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Sikhism
• Taoism

Question 11

What is socio-economic status?

Answer 11

Socio-Economic status refers to the economic situaltuon shared by a group of people as well as some determinants such as occupation, income, education and wealth ownership

Question 12

High socio-economic status

Answer 12

By being born into a wealthy family or accumulating their wealth through work or investments, these individuals usually have a higher quality of lifestyle

Question 13

Medium socio-economic status

Answer 13

Generally involved in jobs performed in offices and are also known as “white collar” workers.

Question 14

What does PMETs refer to?

Answer 14

Professionals, managers, executives and technicians

Question 15

Lower Socio-economic status

Answer 15

• Do not possess much wealth.
• Sometimes they do not have the financial means to fully
  support themselves.
• Usually take up jobs that require manual labour or jobs
  that do not require too much skills
• Some are unemployed, homeless or receive financial
  assistance from the government due to their financial
  situation