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Różnorodność i tolerancja w społeczeństwach współczesnych
Diversity and Tolerance In Contemporary Societies

Author(s): Jolanta Kopka
Subject(s): Social differentiation, Globalization
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: diversity; tolerance; dynamics of social changes; aporia of globalism; individualism; technics and pragmatism

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to issue the reflection on contemporary societies and ambiguity of interpretation of the phenomena of globalization, individualism, pragmatism, technicisation on the axionarmative order. Social differentiation is no a mere interpretation of the progress of time and the development of human societies, because it is multi-dimensional phenomena. The differences which are not recorded of causative power but being awarded may or may not inspire other actions. The authoress rises important question to what extent attitudes towards diversity, oscillating between acceptance and indifference – and even hostility affect the development of tolerance, and what forms of tolerance appears in postmodern societies.

  • Issue Year: 17/2016
  • Issue No: 2.3
  • Page Range: 9-18
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish