The Psychology of Tolerance Conception and Development /

• Main Author: Witenberg, Rivka T. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Subjects: Developmental psychology.; Ethics.; Cognitive psychology.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Ethnicity.; Developmental Psychology.; Moral Philosophy.; Cognitive Psychology.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Ethnicity Studies.

This book offers a new standpoint to understanding tolerance to human diversity by approaching it from the perspectives of cognitive, developmental and prosocial psychology. Emphasising the positive aspects of social perception and behaviour, it invites readers to re-consider 'tolerance' n...

Table of Contents:

• Definitions and method
• Previous research about tolerance
• Tolerance of six to seven-year-old children
• Justifications young children use
• The expressions of tolerance (intolerance) beyond the age of seven
• More about tolerance justifications.