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Open Mind Games

Session 2. Open Mind Games. Lessons in Tolerance. A mind is like a parachute, it works best when open. Diversity. Impact of Labels Round Robin Story. Culture.

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Open Mind Games

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  1. Session 2 Open Mind Games Lessons in Tolerance A mind is like a parachute, it works best when open.

  2. Diversity • Impact of Labels • Round Robin Story

  3. Culture • Definition = The deposit of knowledge that has been passed on from generation to generation and that teaches us what is appropriate regarding: Family, self concept, world view, religion, morality, fairness, justice, food and eating habits, clothing, friendship, gender roles, communication and language habits, idea of beauty, concept of time, social organization, rituals, social norms, conflict resolution.

  4. Culture

  5. Culture Key points: • When people talk about other cultures, they tend to describe differences, and not the similarities. • Differences between cultures are generally seen as threatening and are described in negative terms. • What seems logical, sensible, important, and reasonable to a person in one culture, may seem irrational, stupid, or unimportant to an outsider.

  6. Culture Key points, continued: • The feelings which people have for their own culture are often not evident until they encounter another culture. • It requires experience as well as ongoing study to understand the subtleties of another culture. • Stereotyping is probably inevitable in the absence of frequent contact or study. Adapted from Community Board Program (n.d.)

  7. Pyramid of Hate Genocide Bias-Motivated Violence Discrimination Individual Acts of Prejudice Bias Pyramid of Hate 2005 Anti-Defamation League

  8. What Would You Do? Scenerio 1 Scenerio 2 Scenerio3 WWYD? - Girl With Speech Disorder Bullied! - YouTube Stuttering http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNLxjL5BcVc Gay teen bullied http://youtu.be/ru1F29vuVKI Latino Beating

  9. Culture • Human beings create culture. • Everyone sees the world through culture-colored glasses. • Our culture determines our values. • We compare people and events based on our own value systems. • We all have biases and prejudices. • One group is not ‘better” or “worse” than another – only different.

  10. Culture • There are no diversity problems if a person stays within his/her culture. • What is similar is that in every culture: • People communicate because they want to be understood. • People respond to respect and disrespect. • Tolerance for diversity, an open mind, hope, empathy, and patience are necessary for understanding people who are different from you. Adapted from Community Board Program (n.d.)

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