The Barriers

Question 1

What are the Barriers? (3 of them)

Answer 1

1. The presumption of entitlement
2. Systems of oppression
3. Unawareness of the need to adapt

Question 2

What is the presumption of entitlement?

Answer 2

Means believing that all of the personal achievements and societal benefits that one has accrued are due solely to merit and the quality of one’s character

Question 3

What are the systems of oppression?

Answer 3

The societal forces that affect individuals due to their membership in a distinct cultural group.

Question 4

What is the unawareness of the need to adapt?

Answer 4

Resistance to change often is the result of an unawareness to adapt
Many people do not recognize the need to make personal and organizational changes in response to the diversity of the people with whom they and their organizations interact