Q With the paradigm of Toward Thriving Communities, chapters 3 and 4 in mind (the “Community Connections Chart” and my analysis of the ways that communities help and hinder flourishing), discuss a specific community or organization to which you belong and about which you can say something how it teaches and promotes respect for diversity. Examples include your church/religious community, company/workplace, sorority/fraternity, volunteer organization, Sacred Heart University, your child’s school, your child’s community sports league, and so on. As you can see from the book’s examples, there are lots of potentially positive and negative influences in both directions—too much all to discuss in one post. But summarize what is most striking for you about the organization in light of my chart. Do you consider this organization to be a healthy and ethical community, one that promotes virtues and flourishing? What’s the one thing you would do to improve this community regarding its promotion of respect for diversity?
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