Cultural awareness - learner
1. Cultural awareness
1.3. Tolerance to diversity and multiculturalism
Human beings have become citizens of the world and have to face very complex changes towards an open and plural world, founded on knowledge of and respect for others. To construct the world of tomorrow, in which different identities are capable of sharing the same destiny, we need to broaden our knowledge and constantly re-shape the ways of thinking and reasoning.
To what degree are you ready to question or change your own beliefs? How do you react to different walks of life you happen to meet – religions, races, genders? Asses your current competences by filling in the table:
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- if you are member of the group (registered with an email), you can prepare your self-assessment with this interactive activity
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I gain knowledge on foreign cultures mostly through books and media.
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I learn about other cultures and customs through experience.
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There are many different ways of seeing the world, the right and/or wrong.
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The way I think is influenced and shaped by my native culture.
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In order to be tolerant it is enough to know a lot about other cultures.
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How to accept other people and different national cultures has to be learned at home and in schools.
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When I meet different modes of thinking or behaving among people, I always attempt to understand why it is as it is.
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It is normal to drive on the right side of the road.
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I am able to see both differences and similarities between women and men.
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There are “good” and “bad” cultures.
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Other people see me rather as a part of my own culture and religion than my profession.
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Knowing where people come from (geographically) tells me everything about them.
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Some cultures and religions are preferred to some others.
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I am willing to question my own standpoints and beliefs about other cultures.
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The way I see certain customs and traditions today, may change in future.
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Everything I believe is right and proper, has been inherited from my schooling and family background.
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Some cultures accept same sex- marriages because they are extremely tolerant.
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Some cultures accept same sex- marriages because they have learned that we all have different preferences and that homosexuals had previously suffered unfair oppression.
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It is difficult to have an opinion on something you do not know much about.
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If someone is a citizen of the world, it means they do not belong to any national culture in particular.
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