LE-200 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 - Building Mutual Respect

17. Some overweight people, for example, claim to be victims of _________________________. Left-handers say they experience __________________________ in a right-handed world

1. discrimination 2. discrimination

18. Just because you avoid stereotypes does not mean that you cannot have your own __________________ about gender issues. But in the spirit of mutual respect, you need to be _________-____________________.

1. opinions 2. open-minded

20. If you bring two positive or two negative poles of two magnets together, the magnets _________________ each other. If you put a negative and a positive pole close to each other, the magnets __________________ each other

1. repel 2. attract

16. People and groups often remember the ______________ done to them far better than they remember the wrongs they've done to ______________

1. wrongs 2. others

21. To come up with the best solutions, members of a diverse group must trust and listen to each other. They must not only accept but also value their differences. They must see diversity as ____ __________________.

a strength

7. Stereotype

an idea or a concept that is based on oversimplified assumptions or opinions, rather than on facts

5. Prejudice

an unfair opinion or judgment of a person or a group of people

14. Prejudice shuts down ____________ ________________. It causes you to assume you have a person or a situation figured out in advance—before you even talk to the person or see the situation for yourself.

critical thinking

12. Respect means accepting ________________________—tolerating and valuing other people and their customs, culture, attitudes, and beliefs

differences

13. Americans believe that every human being has basic, inherent value and rights that they don't need to "_________________."

earn

9. Religious respect

honoring the right of other people to hold their own personal beliefs.

15. When people of different cultures and languages come together, all kinds of misunderstandings can erupt. An innocent gesture or word in one culture can be an __________________ in another

insult

10. Gender stereotypes

limited ways of thinking about people on the basis of whether they are male or female

4. Tolerance

respecting people's differences and values

1. Respect

the attention, regard, and consideration given to people and their rights, property, and ideas.

11. Justice

the fair and equal treatment of everyone under the law

3. Personal dignity

the internal strength that helps people feel connected, worthwhile, and valued.

2. Mutual respect

the two-way relationship that develops between people or members of groups after the lines of communication are open and trust develops

6. Discrimination

unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group

8. Diversity

variation or difference

19. There's a simple test to find out if you are showing tolerance and understanding toward others. Ask yourself: Am I treating them the way I _______ ______ _______ ____ ___________ _________?

would want them to treat me