What we are talking about!!!

1. What we are talking about!!! Making equal bases for start

2. Terms to be used during seminar • Diversity • Differences • Equality • Tolerance • Prejudices • Stereotypes

3. Diversity

4. What is your impression from this pictures??What kind of message they send about diversity?

5. Differences and diversity We human beings are all different in many ways and can be identified according to many criteria: gender, age, physical characteristics, sexual orientation, personality, hobbies, standard of living, beliefs...

6. equality?

7. Being equal? • We will be working from the basis of difference: seeing different viewpoints, ideas, values and behavior as the starting points from which to work towards common ground. Through the interaction of differences it is possible to reach new solutions and arrive at new principles for action. They are based on the equality of dignity and rights for all.

8. Equality • It have nothing to do with being visually equal • Equality is being equal to others in society without any discrimination based on differences we may have.

9. Tolerance

10. Tolerance • The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

11. Stereotypes Stereotypes consist basically in shared beliefs or thoughts about a particular human group. A stereotype is an ensemble of characteristics that sums up a human group usually in terms of behavior, habits, etc.

12. Prejudice A prejudice is a judgment we make about another person or other people without really knowing them. Prejudices can be negative or positive in character. Prejudices are learned as part of our socialization process and they are very difficult to modify or eradicate. Therefore it is important that we are aware that we have them.