Jeremy, Amanda, Taylor, and Omar work in the design department at Casuarina which makes casual and fitness related clothing for the local market. The company has been up and running for over five years and is making profit. Now they are in the process of expanding to the Japanese market where Canadian brands and quality are highly valued. The company has from the beginning embraced diversity as the founders were from Ireland and Turkey. As the company expanded, more diverse and multicultural employees were brought in$.$ There are one or two pockets of the company where talented Caucasian employees at times seem standoffish and keep themselves apart from the rest of the employees during breaks or social occasions.

In the process of getting acquainted Taylor and Amanda discover that they have different tastes in music and film. Taylor is extroverted and Amanda is introverted. Taylor prefers working in teams and Amanda works best alone. They are exploring $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

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stereotypes

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surface$-$level diversity

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biases

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deep$-$level diversity