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An Inventory of Cultural
Diversity
Ways We Experience Difference (WWED) is a perceptual
appraisal of attitudes, values, behaviors and belief systems based
on the research and model developed by Dr. Milton Bennett, Director
of the Institute for Intercultural Communication. The questions,
based on real life experiences consists of thirty-six self scoring
questions and requires twenty to thirty minutes to complete. There
are no right or wrong answers.
What It Does - Assists individuals and Groups
in:
- Examining personal attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors
about cultural diversity.
- Understanding the six stages of behavioral growth and sensitivity
towards persons who are different.
- Identifying themselves in the six stages based on life experiences
with individuals and groups who are different from them.
- Measuring the commitment or involvement demonstrated to each
stage.
- Increasing understanding and improving communication based on
new information.
- Taking action to change behaviors and organizational systems
to value diversity.
- Building on the creativity of diversity.
How To Use The Inventory of Cultural Diversity:
- WWED may be used to determine where people fall on the continuum
between ethnocentric and accepting behaviors.
- As an assessment of understanding diversity.
- Assessment of workgroup's understanding of, sensitivity to and
ability to communicate with a culturally diverse workforce.
- Use as a benchmark for diversity programs already in progress.
- Trainers may include WWED in diversity awareness and advanced
workshops.
- Course designers may use WWED to develop diversity training
and education.
- Interventions may be initiated as follow-up to help move individuals
and groups towards acceptance and valuing of diversity.
- Champions may appraise their diversity actions and sensitivity.
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