Views of Culture and Diversity from Others

For this assignment I was required to interview three people from various backgrounds, etc. The three people that I chose were all African Americans but from different generations and backgrounds. The first was my husband who is in his 30's, and of course he's a male. The second person was a woman in her 50's, and the second was a young woman in her 20's. Their responses to culture and diversity (the meanings) are all located below;
My Husband: Culture- people and their race.

Diversity- differences among people; that at times can cause arguments and disagreements.

Female in Her Fifties: 

Culture is the environment that a person live in and diversity is a mix and understanding and respect for one another.

Female in Her Twenties: 

Culture is different characteristics    formed to suit what type of environment and society you are around and diversity is different personality formed to set you or an environment apart.

I feel that all individuals had a good take on what culture and diversity is. Since an environment can consist of various differences, I feel that this can include sexual preferences, race, political stance, socioeconomic placement such as middle class, poor, etc. So since two people used the word 'environmental differences' I think that word goes a long way and I feel that it correlates with what we have been studying so far in this class. 

One part that I think is something to really think about is my husbands definition of diversity. If you think of what was stated in our video for the week, his statement is similar to that of the professional talking in the video. She stated that diversity is like an iceberg. At the tip we have all the fun stuff such as restaurants, food, clothing, music, etc. that is represented by that culture. But in the middle we have confusion, and the arguments that my husband spoke of because of differences of opinions, etc. I thought his partake on the word was quite interesting! I feel that I learned something from all three responses, as well as all responses being similar to at least a portion of what we are learning in this class; mainly a portion because as we all have learned, culture and diversity goes so much more than the 'tip of the iceberg'!!!