DPA 8412 Unit 2 Discussion 2 Question Culture and Citizenship Resources 1. Discussion Participation Scoring Guide. 2.  Kivisto, "The United States as a Melting Pot. 3.  Kivisto and Faist, "Introduction. The concepts of culture and citizenship both have profound effects on the functions and processes of public administration. Their meanings gain even more complexity when considered from a global perspective. Analyze the terms culture as described in Kivisto and citizenship as described in Kivisto and Faist. What effect does culture have on citizenship or vice versa? What does this mean for you in your role as a global public administrator? Due on July 22, 2015 @ 3:00pm Unit 2 Discussion 1 Question To Blend or Not To Blend Resources · Discussion Participation Scoring Guide. · Melting Pot Versus Salad Bowl: What the Experts Say About the Menu | Transcript. As a public administrator, it is important to know when we want to stand out as a unique entity and when we want to blend in and be part of a whole. At times, we want our agency to be seen as providing something no one else can, and at other times, we want the community to see us as part of a coherent and unified network. Understanding how and when we want to stand out and when we need to blend with others is a component of maximizing our effectiveness as public administrators. Using the interactive you viewed earlier, Melting Pot Versus Salad Bowl: What the Experts Say About the Menu, and the peer-reviewed sources you located in the first study, describe situations where a public agency should blend in (melting pot), maintain a distinct cultural identity (salad bowl), or actively embrace and leverage differences (mosaic). Due on July 22, 2015 @ 3:00pm Unit 2 Homogeneity And Heterogeneity INTRODUCTION For centuries, the United States has welcomed immigrants from around the world, and with each wave of new citizens, the country has grown. Some might say it has grown stronger from its diversity, and others would argue that it has grown fractured, because this very diversity creates conflict and dilutes resources. In all sectors of the economy, we have recognized value in our ethnic neighborhoods and perspectives, and stronger social and cultural structures from our blended differences. Imagine a community where many different races, ethnicities, and religions live on the same streets, with a variety of food, entertainment, and worship options that represent and celebrate the interests and uniqueness of its residents. This community has the kind of richness so many of us seek in our lives, and yet in some parts of the country and in the world, diversity is not so highly valued. TOGGLE DRAWERHIDE FULL INTRODUCTION The concept of homogeneity—that we all blend together and begin to share values and a common culture—has given way to a celebratory sense of heterogeneity, each holding on to aspects of our cultures while sharing values and culture as well. The traditional melting pot of ...

1. DPA 8412 Unit 2 Discussion 2 Question
Culture and Citizenship
Resources
1. Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
2. Kivisto, "The United States as a Melting Pot.
3. Kivisto and Faist, "Introduction.
The concepts of culture and citizenship both have profound
effects on the functions and processes of public administration.
Their meanings gain even more complexity when considered
from a global perspective. Analyze the terms culture as
described in Kivisto and citizenship as described in Kivisto and
Faist. What effect does culture have on citizenship or vice
versa? What does this mean for you in your role as a global
public administrator?
Due on July 22, 2015 @ 3:00pm
Unit 2 Discussion 1 Question
To Blend or Not To Blend
Resources
· Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
· Melting Pot Versus Salad Bowl: What the Experts Say About
the Menu | Transcript.
As a public administrator, it is important to know when we want

2. to stand out as a unique entity and when we want to blend in
and be part of a whole. At times, we want our agency to be seen
as providing something no one else can, and at other times, we
want the community to see us as part of a coherent and unified
network. Understanding how and when we want to stand out and
when we need to blend with others is a component of
maximizing our effectiveness as public administrators.
Using the interactive you viewed earlier, Melting Pot Versus
Salad Bowl: What the Experts Say About the Menu, and the
peer-reviewed sources you located in the first study, describe
situations where a public agency should blend in (melting pot),
maintain a distinct cultural identity (salad bowl), or actively
embrace and leverage differences (mosaic).
Due on July 22, 2015 @ 3:00pm
Unit 2 Homogeneity And Heterogeneity
INTRODUCTION
For centuries, the United States has welcomed immigrants from
around the world, and with each wave of new citizens, the
country has grown. Some might say it has grown stronger from
its diversity, and others would argue that it has grown fractured,
because this very diversity creates conflict and dilutes
resources. In all sectors of the economy, we have recognized
value in our ethnic neighborhoods and perspectives, and
stronger social and cultural structures from our blended
differences. Imagine a community where many different races,
ethnicities, and religions live on the same streets, with a variety
of food, entertainment, and worship options that represent and
celebrate the interests and uniqueness of its residents. This
community has the kind of richness so many of us seek in our
lives, and yet in some parts of the country and in the world,
diversity is not so highly valued.
TOGGLE DRAWERHIDE FULL INTRODUCTION

3. The concept of homogeneity—that we all blend together and
begin to share values and a common culture—has given way to
a celebratory sense of heterogeneity, each holding on to aspects
of our cultures while sharing values and culture as well. The
traditional melting pot of the United States was realized through
immigrants who came to this country and were urged to fit in by
blending in. Surnames were often anglicized by the clerks who
filled out immigration paperwork, speaking any language other
than English was frowned upon, and generations that followed
lost touch with the cultural and linguistic roots of their
forbearers.
Today and for the foreseeable future, immigrants to the United
States and their children will continue to speak their native
language in addition to American English. Unlike the ethnic
enclaves of the past, people will live side by side, combined in
a so-called salad bowl with a variety of people of other races
and beliefs. In this unit, you will analyze these trends and
characteristics and assess what this means for the global public
administrator.
OBJECTIVES
To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be
expected to:
1. Describe the role of the salad bowl and melting pot
constructs in common public values and cultural diversity.
2. Relate aspects of culture to citizenship in a global
environment within the field of public administration.
3. Analyze and discuss the impact of politics, religion, work
environment, civic participation, and group involvement on
culture and values.

4. 4. Interpret issues of communications and diversity as they
influence cultural values.
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Studies
Melting Pot Versus Salad Bowl: What the Experts Say About
the Menu
Transcript
Readings
Use DPA8412 Global and Diverse Societies to complete the
following:
· In the Kivisto and Faist text, Citizenship: Discourse, Theory,
and Transnational Prospects, read Chapter 1, "Introduction,"
pages 1–13.
· In the Kivisto text, Multiculturalism in a Global Society, read
Chapter 2, "The United States as a Melting Pot: Myth and
Reality," pages 43–83.
Multimedia
Click Melting Pot Versus Salad Bowl: What the Experts Say
About the Menu to complete the interactive.
· The melting pot is an iconic concept in the story of

5. immigration to the United States. But how valid is it as a
description of the process and why are some people calling for
it to be retired completely? For more on what the experts say
about the melting pot and salad bowl debate, complete this
interactive.