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Diversity ( answers/topic/diversity )

Diversity ( http://www.answers.com/topic/diversity ). Dansk (Danish) n. - mangfoldighed, variation Nederlands (Dutch) verscheidenheid, ongelijkheid Français (French) n. - diversité, variété Deutsch (German) n. - Vielfalt Ελληνική (Greek) n. - ανομοιότητα, ποικιλία, ποικιλομορφία

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  1. Diversity (http://www.answers.com/topic/diversity) • Dansk (Danish)n. - mangfoldighed, variation • Nederlands (Dutch)verscheidenheid, ongelijkheid • Français (French) n. - diversité, variété • Deutsch (German) n. - Vielfalt • Ελληνική (Greek) n. - ανομοιότητα, ποικιλία, ποικιλομορφία • Italiano (Italian) diversità • Português (Portuguese) n. - diversidade (f) • Русский (Russian) разнообразие • Español (Spanish) n. - variedad, diversidad • Svenska (Swedish) n. - mångfald • العربيه (Arabic) ‏(الاسم) تنوع, اختلاف‏ • עברית (Hebrew) n. - מגוון, גיוון • 中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified)) 差异, 多样性 • 中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional)) n. - 差異, 多樣性 • 한국어 (Korean) n. - 다른 점, 변화, 잡다 • 日本語 (Japanese) n. - 相違, 種々, 雑多, 多様性, 相違点

  2. World Religions (2005)Religions of the world with the most adherents as reported by the World Christian Database 1 Christians 2,135,782,815 33.1 2 Muslims 1,313,983,654 20.4 3 Hindus 870,047,346 13.5 4 Non-Religious 768,598,424 11.9 5 Chinese Universists 404,922,244 6.3 6 Buddhists 378,809,103 5.9 7 Ethno-Religionists 256,340,652 4.0 8 Atheists 151,548,030 2.4 9 Sikhs 25,373,879 0.4 10 Jews 15,145,702 0.2 11 Spiritists 13,030,538 0.2 12 Bahai's 7,614,998 0.1 13 Confucianists 6,470,714 0.1 14 Jains 4,588,432 0.1 15 Shintoists 2,789,098 0.0 16 Taoists 2,733,859 0.0 17 Zoroastrians 2,647,523 0.0 Source The data presented are from a variety of sources including the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base, the U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report, the United Nations Human Development Reports, and others

  3. Percentage of US Population that is Gay 2007 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has estimated America's gay, lesbian, and bisexual population to be between 2.5 and 3 percent. Harris Interactive.com noted that demographers today estimate that between 6 and 7 percent of the us population self-identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

  4. Adult/ Vocational Education Students - Enrollment By AgeFall 2008-2009

  5. Adult/ Vocational Education Students – Race RepresentationFall 2008-2009

  6. What’s in the Picture

  7. Diversity Quiz(Excerpted from EdChange.org, DiversityCentral.com, fbi.gov and EthnoConnect.com)

  8. Taking America’s Pulse II, a nationwide survey conducted in early 2000 by the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ), found the following: • In just one month, what percentage of Blacks experienced at least one episode of discrimination • a. 11% • b. 24% • c. 31% • d. 42% • Answer: d

  9. 2. Of 7783 documented hate crimes in 2008, 1519 were due to religion. Of these, how many were anti-Jewish crimes? a. 104 b. 247 c. 688 d. 1013 Answer: d

  10. 3. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, what is the percentage of U.S. schools with no teachers of color on staff? a. 0% b. 20% c. 40% d. 60% Answer: c

  11. 4. According to a study by the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, what percentage of physicians report witnessing a colleague giving reduced care or refusing care to lesbian, gay, or bisexual patients? a. 12% b. 24% c. 41% d. 52% Answer: d

  12. Compared with their U.S. – born peers, how likely are immigrant men in the U.S., ages 18-39, to be in jail or prison, according to a 2008 report from the Immigration Policy Center? • a. 5 times less likely • b. equally likely • c. 5 times more likely • d. 15 times more likely • Answer: a

  13. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median annual income for U.S. white men, • 25 years or older, who have earned graduate degrees is $80,000. What are the median incomes for Latina and Native American women, 25 years or older, who have earned graduate degrees? • a. $80,000 and $80,000 • b. $70,000 and 68,000, respectively • c. $60,000 and $62,000, respectively • d. $50,000 and $40,000, respectively • Answer: d

  14. According to a 2006 report from the American Civil Liberties Union, African Americans comprise more than 37% of people arrested for drug use, 59% of those convicted for drug use, and 74% of those sentenced to prison for drug use. African Americans comprise what percentage of U.S. drug users? • a. 15% • b. 30% • c. 45% • d. 60% • Answer: a

  15. Which gesture is most universally offensive? • a. pointing with the finger • b. the “OK” sign • c. talking with hands in pants pockets • d. whistling at the opposite sex • Answer: a • (in most cultures outside the US it is preferred that the entire closed hand or a head nod be used to indicate specific direction. In many cultures the pointed finger is considered rude or even obscene.

  16. 9. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, how much more likely are African American and Latino mortgage applicants to be turned down for a loan, even after controlling for employment, financial, and neighborhood factors? a. 15% b. 30% c. 45% d. 60% Answer: d

  17. 10. Which of the following statements is consistent with research on poverty and education in the U.S.? • a. Economically disadvantaged people do not value education as much as people of economic means. • b. Wealthy students who attend high-poverty schools perform worse than poor students who attend low-poverty schools. • c. Illicit drugs are more prevalent at high- poverty schools than low-poverty schools. • Answer: b

  18. Teacher Resources All resources will be posted on the intranet and available next week. Any teachers that have diversity ideas, resources and/or activities that they’d like to share, please feel free to email them to Levia Loftus at ace980@clcillinois.edu or Illaina Baylor-Johnson at ibaylorjohnson@clcillinois.edu.

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