Empowerment Chamber

  Many shows are not historically as diverse in North America. For example, many movies depict an American perspective with very few visible ethnicity. However, in the last decade, many ethnic backgrounds are given the spotlight, whether Korean, French, Spanish, or Chinese.

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Krefting and Krefting (1991) defines culture as based on:

1) Culture is a system of learned patterns of behavior;

2) It is shared by members of the group rather than being the property of an individual;

3) It includes effective mechanisms for interacting with others and with the environment.

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This suggests that culture is very fluid and is defined by society and by the individual. To an extent, this can include LGBTQ communities, but is beyond the scope of this website. Note that there are no reference hierarchy: no groups are above another certain group. During the eighteenth century, race was indirectly used to categorize and rank individuals. This would become more defined during the prominance of slavery in the United States (American Anthropological Association, 2007). This is important in reflecting diversity of human society.

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  It is well researched that there are differing views of how males and females are treated by their peers, especially in sporting activities (Goodwin, nd). A individual that is culturally prepared because there are many different slurs and body gestures that are known between cultural groups such as Spanish-speaking

groups, Asian peers. These variations create a defined social structure that may limit the opportunities of specific groups.

      Quite often, being culturally sensitive is beneficial, as “racism” may be implied by well-intended material and may not reflect well on the creator, as is shown by the American Red Cross poster on pool safety.