Perspective Basics
It means “a particular way of viewing things that depends on one’s experience and personality.”
What is perspective?
It means understanding and examining events from many different perspectives.
What is multiperspectivity?
This is the first step in the process of multiperspectivity.
What is gather evidence and sources?
Give one example of an external factor affecting perspective.
What is culture/social environment/media exposure/ or target characteristics?
According to K. Peter Fritzsche, multiperspectivity is a “strategy of ______.”
What is understanding?
This step involves studying each perspective carefully for motivations and biases.
What is analyze each perspective?
Give one example of an internal factor affecting perspective.
What is past experiences/beliefs/emotions/ expectations or self-concept?
Historians use multiperspectivity to analyze events from these two types of sources.
What are primary and secondary sources?
This step involves bringing perspectives together to find agreements and differences.
What is synthesize and compare?
These two types of factors shape perspectives.
What are internal and external factors?
This key benefit allows us to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes.
What is empathy?
The final step involves using multiperspectivity to make fair judgments in real life.
What is apply the process?