Tolerance
Define Tolerance
Tolerance is the ability to accept and understand people who are different from you. It can also mean being willing to endure something that is different or contentious without voicing negative opinions
T/F a stereotype can be good or bad
True
T/F learning to tolerate peoples differences makes you happy.
Bonus points if you can give an example of how are how not
•Personal growth:
Exposure to diverse ideas can broaden your knowledge and understanding of the world.
•Mental health benefits:
Lower stress levels and improved emotional well-being can result from practicing tolerance.
It also improves your relationships.
Define stereotypes or give examples
an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic.
Example: All kids do is play video games all day
There are only male doctors
What type of bias do I have
A. Confirmation Bias
B. Sexual Orientation Bias:
C. Affinity Bias
D. Horns Effect
Sexual Orientation Bias: The unconscious attitudes or stereotypes about people based on their sexual orientation, impacting inclusion and fairness.
How do you think people feel when people don't tolerate their differences.
Sad
Mad
Angry
upset
etc.
How are you different and How do your differences help you and others.
Open ended
T/F Stereotypes can be true.
True: however, you should be careful some people may surprise you and step out of there box.
What is a gender stereotype that people have
Example:
All man are strong
Boys should take out the trash and boys should do the dishes.
A child only pays attention to the faults of a classmate he dislikes, without noticing his qualities.
What type of bias do I have
What type of bias do I have
A. Confirmation Bias
B. Sexual Orientation Bias:
C. Affinity Bias
D. Horns Effect
•Confirmation Bias: The tendency to search for, interpret, and remember information that confirms our pre-existing beliefs.
•Reduced conflict:
•Improved relationships:
•Enhanced empathy:
•Personal growth:
•Mental health benefits:
•Social harmony:
What do you think the following quote means
"You are what you believe yourself to be"
Open ended questions
T/F a good way to challenge your stereotypes is to look for answers that go against your beliefs why or why not
True open ended questions.
What is an age stereotype that people have
Example: all old people can't here
All old people have bad eyesight and hearing.
What type of bias do I have
A. Implicit Association
B. Sexual Orientation Bias:
C. Affinity Bias
D. Horns Effect
Implicit Association: The automatic association we make between certain qualities and particular groups.
•If no one ever embraced each other's differences or learned to tolerate each other how do you think the world would look?
The world would be horrible and chaotic as no one would be able to except each other, and we would always be in war.
What is the difference between earned and unearned privileges?
Unearned privileges come from traits that you are born with such as your race, age gender etc.
T/F tolerance means completely agreeing with or endorsing someone else's views
False:as true tolerance allows for disagreement while still maintaining respect
What are the potential harms of relying on stereotypes?
Open ended
I only want to hang out with kids that like to do the same activities as me.
A. Implicit Association
B. Sexual Orientation Bias:
C. Affinity Bias
D. Horns Effect
•Affinity Bias: Our tendency to favor people who share similar interests, backgrounds, or experiences to our own.
How can you improve your ability to be tolerant of others.
Empathy: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
People go through things that we are not aware of its easer to be tolerant when we try to understand them
Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
Why do you think people may ask you not to laugh at their pain and why do you think others laugh at each other's pain.
Open ended questions
T/F: choosing to agree to disagree is an example of tolerance why or why not.
True: when you tolerate someone you acknowledge their right to have different beliefs
Do you think the media plays a role in perpetuating stereotypes? Why or why not?"
Open ended questions.
That girl is always yelling she must be a mean person.
A. Implicit Association
B. Sexual Orientation Bias:
C. Affinity Bias
D. Horns Effect
•Horns Effect: The tendency to allow one negative trait to overshadow all other traits of a person.