Intensional Orientation
The tendency to view people in terms of how they're labeled or talked about instead of how they actually are.
The cure: Extensionalization
Allness
Defaulting to the perceptual influence of implication, assuming one knows all there is to know about another.
The cure: There's Always More to Learn
Fact/Inference Confusion
Basing evaluations on assumptions.
The cure: Time
Indiscrimination
When one focuses on classes of individuals and fails to see uniqueness and individuality.
The cure: Consideration
Polarization
The fallacy of either/or, a barrier of extremes.
The cure: Middle Ground
Static Evaluation
A barrier influenced by the Primacy/Recency effect, the notion that people don't change.
The cure: Observation
Disconfirmation
The disregard of another.
"No more fiendish punishment could be devised than that one would be turned loose in society and remain unnoticed by the members thereof."
The cure: Confirmation
Stereotyping
The "isms..."
Sexism
Heterosexism
Racism
Ageism
Antisemitism
Atheism
The cure: Click on Comments below and let us know what your cure is.
Unconditional Love
ReplyDeleteIf you were to overcome all the other barriers of communication, that should do it.
ReplyDeleteDo your best not to pass stereotypes on to others, especially your kids.
ReplyDeleteWhen you get to know people as just "people" and spend the time talking to them, learning about their life, not being judgemental, then you drop any stereotyping you might have had. You might be surprised at what you can learn and how you can accept all people, regardless of their race, religion, lack of religion, culture, sexual preferences, and other issues that cause us to judge others. You can't judge another especially if you have not heard their life story and the events that led them to where they are today. Kindness, tolerance, and understanding are all part of the cure.
ReplyDeleteUnderstand that "isms" are only inventions of our own fear of difference. Taking time to understand them.
ReplyDeleteI like to think that in other situations, time, places, or conditions....anyone and everyone out there is just like me....and given a different circumstance that person could have been my brother, sister, relative, or even best friend..... by trying to just look at everyone in this aspect and by not passing judgments we could all be friends regardless of isms'...my 2 favorite quotes are "kill em with kindness" and "do we not defeat our enemies when we make them our friends" or something like that..... :)
ReplyDeleteOne of my cures is the same as what "Anonymous" said on March 25, 2011. Step out of your box and get to know people who are different. You'll find out they're not that different after all, and the differences that do exist will broaden your horizons and open your mind.
ReplyDeleteBut my primary cure is to realize that we're all unique individuals. Stereotypes are based on truth, and perpetuated by those that "belong" to a certain group. The best way to cure stereotypes is to not perpetuate stereotypes that may apply to you. Open up, show people who you are; don't be afraid to be yourself and show your uniqueness. When people start behaving like individuals instead of classes, stereotypes inevitably must fall apart and fade into non-existence. Differentiate; don't perpetuate.
I would have to say unconditional love (charity), patience, temperance, and having an open mind.
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