Enemy-Making by Sharon Salzberg We have a strong urge to - TopicsExpress



          

Enemy-Making by Sharon Salzberg We have a strong urge to dichotomize human beings, to separate them into opposing categories. Stereotyping is an evolutionary mechanism designed to enhance survival, a form of shorthand for getting by in a dangerous world. We try to manage the messiness of life by creating an orderly zone of recognizable types characterized by certain traits that are associated, however loosely. Then we generalize our preconceived typologies to all members of a class or group or nation.The problem is that once we have organized everyone into tidy categories, we may be unwilling to look beyond those labels...goo.gl/VigYo3
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 14:04:01 +0000

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