Thomas Sowell's Cultural Diversity: A World View

In Thomas Sowells article ““Cultural Diversity: A World View, Sowell explained that although change would come in time by people giving up the habits and ways of the past, they would still be the same person or cultural group that they were prior to the change. His examples included immigrants that made their way to America. He explained that although these immigrants experienced change and had to adapt to their new life, their DNA was engraved with their past cultural diversities. Sowell explained that although some cultures eventually change their ways it doesn't mean that their ways of the past were bad. He states, “The historic sharing of cultural advances, until they became the common inheritance of the human race, implied much more than cultural diversity. It …show more content…
This also applies to their cultural leadership which will change hands due the overall culture excelling or declining in something they are or once were good at. He states that, “Nothing has been more common than for particular groups, often a minority, to dominate particular occupations or industries. Seldom do they have any ability to keep out other, and certainly not to keep out the majority population. They are simply better at the particular skills required in that occupation or industry.”

In Michael Schwalbe's textbook, “The Sociologically Examined Life, he explains that our awareness of our surroundings and our curiosities are needed to pursue change. The pursuit requires curiosity, care, and hope to spark a desire. (Schwalbe,The Socially Examined Life, page 249) He further explains that there are many reasons that people do not pursue change which could include them not having the time, energy, resources, or interest in critically examining the world. Schwalbe believes Change 2 that without curiosity and hope it is difficult for people to become sociologically mindful. He