Developing Political Tolerance [microform] / Patricia G. Avery
- Bib ID:
- 5685929
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Avery, Patricia G
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED458186
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- Bloomington, IN : ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, 2001
- 4 p.
- Series:
- ERIC Digest.
- Summary:
-
Political tolerance is the willingness to extend basic rights and civil liberties to persons and groups whose viewpoints differ from one's own. It is a central tenet of a liberal democracy. The individual rights and freedoms that U.S. citizens value encourage a wide array of ideas and beliefs, some of which may offend segments of the population. The expression of those beliefs is protected by another core democratic principle, that of majority rule with respect for the rights of individuals or groups in the minority. Without safeguards for the free expression of divergent opinions, we risk a tyranny of the majority. In a free and open society, public deliberation exposes "bad" ideas instead of suppressing them. The protection of individuals' rights, including those of individuals we dislike or with whom we strongly disagree, has often been a struggle in U.S. society. Consider the interment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the interrogation of suspected American Communists in the 1950s, or the FBI files on Vietnam War protesters. In each case, U.S. citizens tended to support the abnegation of rights for unpopular minorities. Opposition to intolerance and support for minority rights among the populace, however, can be developed through effective teaching of political tolerance in elementary and secondary schools. This digest discusses: (1) findings of research on political tolerance; (2) guidelines on teaching for political tolerance; and (3) positive consequences of effective teaching for political tolerance. (Contains 10 references.) (BB)
- Notes:
-
- Availability: ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, 2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698. Tel: 800-266-3815 (Toll Free); Fax: 812-855-0455; e-mail: ericso@indiana.edu. For full text: http://ericso.indiana.edu.
- Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: ED-99-CO-0016.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2001
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Journal of moral education
- Report on the living conditions of the aged in the Sydney metropolitan area
- Moral and religious education in county schools : a report to the Social Morality Council
- Christianisme et revolution : colloque des 23 & 24 mars 1968 / Chistianisme social [et al.]
- Report on the living conditions of the aged in the municipality of Rockdale