Western Psychology: Tolerance For Disagreement

Tolerance- tolerant people have a positive view of reality, thinking that different lifestyles and beliefs are all equally valid. They accept that there are different beliefs in the community so are able to tolerate them.

Appiah describes this tolerance as becoming more cosmopolitan, which is to have a wider understanding of other cultures and then be more understanding of their differences. As Appiah gives an example where he writes, “People are disgusted by the idea of drinking orange juice that has a cockroach in it, even if they know the cockroach was rigorously cleaned of all bacteria by being autoclaved in advance” (662).We need to understand how cultures have values and that certain actions are deemed taboo and that many cultures agree those actions taboo, but, there are other cultural actions that are everyday life for those who are raised in that society such as, eating cats, or even eating a red pepper on a Wednesday. According to Kwaine Anthony, “Cosmopolitans suppose that all cultures have enough overlap in their vocabulary of values to begin a conversation. But they don’t suppose that we could all come to agreement if only we had the same vocabulary” (664). I do feel if we had a universal language there would still be difficulties. Even if we set aside our language barriers we cannot set aside our culture, our values, and our blood deep belief system, a “cosmopolitan” society may still be a long way

How many interpersonal conflicts have you been in today, this week, or even this month? Do you even know which conflict styles you normally use when faced with a disagreement? Furthermore, this analysis shall reflect on my particular conflict styles, with an in-depth look at possible benefits of knowing the conflict styles I tend to incorporate, and how behaviors change based on a relationship and the environment.

Tolerance is very important in today’s American society and also in Africa’s society. Even though we live across an ocean, tolerance is as important to our society as it is to theirs. Tolerance is the ability to tolerate how someone thinks, looks, and acts. In 2 of the short stories read in class tolerance is one of the main themes and focus points in the story. In “Dead Men’s Path” by Chinua Achebe, a new headmaster of a school Michael Obi tries to westernize the school and in doing so he shuts down a sacred path for the towns people. Also, in “The Quarry” by Alan Paton, a young boy named Johnny Day climbs this massive quarry and people of all races and ethnicities try to help this young boy get down. Tolerance is very important in

Accepting the differences of others by expanding your own level of understanding begins with the awareness that your own culture

The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) was originally developed by Kenneth W. Thomas and Ralph H. Kilmann in 1974 (Kilmann, 2013). The TKI assesses a person’s behavior when they are confronted with a conflict situation. For their work Thomas & Kilmann define conflict as any situation when the concerns of two people appear to be incompatible (Thomas & Kilmann, 1974). According to the TKI when a person is in a conflict situation their behavior will go along two dimensions. The first dimension, on the y axis, is assertiveness, a person’s attempt to

One has to evaluate his/her thoughts, ideas, behavior patterns, customs, values, skills, language, arts, and faith or religion to understand and respect others who might not share the same culture or

Tolerance is the ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behavior that one dislikes or disagrees with. In the short story What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish? by Etgar Keret, a newspaper editorial: American Flag Stands for Tolerance by Ronald J. Allen, and Night by Elie Wiesel the characters in these passages had very little to no tolerance for at least one person or more. The quote “We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.” by Barbara Jordan, was supposed to refer to the passages because they both have one word that can fit with both of them which is tolerance.

We blame ourselves, and then we start to question our likability, and we wonder why we don't have that fantasy group of friends that everybody else in the world must have. Conflict is a process in which people disagree over significant issues, thereby creating friction (Lulofs & Cahn, 2000). This is not a simple occurrence, but there needs to be various factors included for it to be considered a conflict. Both parties must have opposing interests, thoughts, perceptions, and feelings, and they must then recognize the existence of different points of view (Lulofs & Cahn, 2000). In addition, the disagreement is not just a one time event but something that continuously occurs. Though it can be destructive it can also be beneficial, for example a relationship with little to no conflict leads to complacency but a relationship with too much conflict can lead to dysfunctional behaviors by both

Tolerance is one of the most important principle of the development and construction of the United States of America. Tolerance creates a peaceful society, where people feel respected or valued. When the founding fathers established this country, women were not respected as they are today. To have tolerance, means to have a permissive attitude toward opinions and practices that differ from one 's own. Even though within tolerance there several discrimination acts. Sexism, a discrimination against gender, being one main subject that is still being fought today in several countries all over and across the world.

By being able to accept a variety of different things any person can become smarter and more respectful to other things. Because of this, acceptance would be a very important part of anyone or

Asch’s experiment was designed to study the cause and extent to which an individual will conform within a given group setting. Using the inductive experimental method Asch observed the group in a controlled setting where he was able to manipulate the independent variable (the amount of group pressure) to observe the effects of the dependent variable (the conformity of the participant). The purpose of his experiment was to understand which aspect of the influence of a majority is more influential—the size of the majority or its unanimity (how much they agree vs. the individual)? This brings upon the subject two opposed forces: the evidence of their senses and the unanimous opinion of a majority group. To do this the subjects had to declare

Study three introduces an interpersonal strategy introduced by Festinger: changing one’s own attitude to align with others’ opinions (Festinger, 1957; as cited in Matz & Woods, 2005). Building off of Festinger’s idea of changing one’s attitude three conditions are used in this study. The three strategies used are: (a) changing one’s own attitudes to agree with others in the group, (b) influencing others to change their opinion, and (c) joining a different, attitudinally congenial group. The end results show

In the mentioned before, Rosenberg and Hovland’s three-component model there is a link between attitudes and behaviour however an early study showing inconsistency between them. The sociologist LaPiere in 1934 travelled around USA with a Chinese couple and he was expecting discrimination which would make it difficult for them to find accommodation. They travelled 10,000 miles, visited 66 hotels, caravan parks and tourist homes, they were also served in 184 restaurants and cafes and they were refused service only once. But six months later he sent a letter to all of those places asking if they accept members of the Chinese race as a guest, ), 91 per cent replied that they would not accept them (Gross, 2010,p.369) . LaPiere study gave some of the earliest evidence that behaviour can fail to match attitudes toward

As a group of people with common ancestry, we stand out from each other, with unique features such as hair type, eyes, and skin tone. As humans, we have the natural tendency to believe that our beliefs, our values are superior than any other. This leads to the biasness. Biasness is defined as valuing one’s own views, values, and our preferences over the others. Hence, clashes of thoughts and ideas. However, in order to work together or to live in harmony how we tackle these differences depends on the attitudes that we carry. Attitude can be positive or negative and is described as the way we view things. To have positive understanding that every difference in us as individuals make us unique and there are different things that we all can learn from each other. This could be only possible when we become appreciative of every difference let it be in looks, or beliefs and values. Knowing that everyone is entitled to their