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Diversity (http//www.answers.com/topic/diversi
ty) 

• Español (Spanish) n. - variedad, diversidad
• Svenska (Swedish) n. - mångfald
• ??????? (Arabic) ?(?????) ????, ???????
• ????? (Hebrew) n. - ?????, ?????
• ??(??)(Chinese (Simplified)) ??, ???
• ??(??)(Chinese (Traditional)) n. - ??, ???
• ??? (Korean) n. - ?? ?, ??, ??
• ??? (Japanese) n. - ??, ??, ??, ???, ???

• Dansk (Danish)n. - mangfoldighed, variation
• Nederlands (Dutch)verscheidenheid, ongelijkheid
• Français (French) n. - diversité, variété
• Deutsch (German) n. - Vielfalt
• ???????? (Greek) n. - a??µ???t?ta, p??????a,
  p??????µ??f?a
• Italiano (Italian) diversità
• Português (Portuguese) n. - diversidade (f)
• ??????? (Russian) ????????????

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World Religions (2005) Religions of the world
with the most adherents as reported by the World
Christian Database

• 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

• 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

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
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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.

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Adult/ Vocational Education Students -
Enrollment By Age Fall 2008-2009
Age Fall 2008 Percent of Total Fall 2009 Percent of Total Number Change Percent Change
lt18 40 1 50 2 10 25
18-24 years 616 21 665 20 49 8
25-34 years 873 30 941 29 68 8
35-44 years 804 27 887 27 83 10
45-54 years 431 15 516 16 85 20
55-64 years 147 5 184 6 37 25
65 years 40 1 46 1 6 15
Missing 1 0 0 0 -1 -100
Total 2,952 100 3,289 100 337 11
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Adult/ Vocational Education Students Race
Representation Fall 2008-2009
Race Fall 2008 Percent of Total Fall 2009 Percent of Total Number Change Percent Change Lake County1
White 500 17 543 17 43 9 68
Black 227 8 307 9 80 35 6
Hispanic 1,801 61 1,988 60 187 10 19
Asian 206 7 194 6 -12 -6 6
American Indian 3 0 7 0 4 133 0
Other2 215 7 250 8 35 16 1
Total 2,952 100 3,289 100 337 11 100
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Whats in the Picture
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Diversity Quiz(Excerpted from EdChange.org,
DiversityCentral.com, fbi.gov and
EthnoConnect.com)
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• Taking Americas 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
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• a. 11
• b. 24
• c. 31
• d. 42
• Answer d

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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
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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
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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
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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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.

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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  
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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
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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
  theyd like to share, please feel free to email
  them to Levia Loftus at ace980_at_clcillinois.edu or
  
• Illaina Baylor-Johnson at ibaylorjohnson_at_clcillin
  ois.edu.