- Examples of racial and social tolerance
- Drug Tolerance
- Tolerance and Immune Response
- Tolerance in Computer Science
- Industrial tolerance
- References
Some examples of tolerance are respecting cultural differences at work or school, giving immigrants the same social rights, or tolerating differences in personality.
Tolerance can be defined as an act of respect or indulgence in the face of what is not wanted or cannot be avoided.
It is an action that involves another individual who must be supported and / or endured. In this way, tolerance takes place in the face of what is not proper, but external to the "I".
The word “tolerance” is derived from the Latin term “toleratia”, whose meaning can be translated into the attitude of accepting, supporting or enduring a specific event or the behavior of another individual (Shires, 2017).
It is considered a value of human morality, insofar as it represents respect for the other and for the difference of creed, sexual orientation, political position and opinions and personal interests.
In this way, tolerance is essential to be able to coexist with individuals whose beliefs are different from ours and to a large extent are contrary.
On the other hand, tolerance is considered necessary for respect for human difference. In this sense, its exercise is part of human nature and is essential for any individual to be able to live in society, accepting the behaviors and opinions of any subject within their social circle (Dictionary, 2017).
The term "tolerance", on the other hand, can be used in different fields, therefore, one can speak of tolerance to a drug, a type of computer failure or a technical error.
Next, different types of tolerance can be observed with their respective examples (Dictionary, 2017).
Examples of racial and social tolerance
- Permissiveness of a police officer in the face of the violation of a minor rule.
- Attendance of children of different origins and religious beliefs at the same school.
- A university classroom with individuals who share different political positions.
- Public celebration of a religious festival within a multicultural context.
- Respect for homosexuality.
- Respect for the difference of creed
- Respect for the difference of thought.
- Respect for the difference in political orientation.
- Celebration of a wedding between people of different religious orientations.
- Acceptance of the partner of a friend's partner.
- A group of friends where everyone has different political positions.
- Inclusion of people with disabilities.
- Respect for the cultural origin of individuals.
- Travel to another country and respect its traditions.
- UN meeting with members from different countries.
- An intercultural couple, whose origins are different.
- Pain tolerance when getting a tattoo.
- Endurance of labor pain.
- Do not respond to the attack of an external people.
- Education of a child who makes mistakes
- Process of learning a language.
- Withstand loud sounds at bedtime.
- Failure to issue a summons or fine for a minor violation of a traffic rule.
- Allow a minimum amount of liquid to be loaded on an airplane, even if it is not allowed.
- Resist without reacting to the provocation of a counterpart.
- Attendance at a football match without starting any kind of conflict against the opposing fans.
- Acceptance of a wrongful conviction.
- Acceptance of the vote of another by a candidate from another party.
- Resistance of the body to abrupt temperature changes.
- Resistance of a material to a stress condition.
Drug Tolerance
In medicine, the term "tolerance" is used to refer to the body's response to a drug.
In this sense, tolerance refers to the ability of the body to resist the effect of a specific drug.
It generally occurs when an overuse of a specific drug is made, causing the body to create resistance to it. This event usually takes place also when talking about drugs, alcohol and tobacco (Wandberg, 2001).
Some examples of tolerance to a drug may be the following:
- Excessive and unnecessary consumption of antibiotics, making their effect less and less.
- Excessive consumption of pain medications, reducing their effect.
- Consumption of narcotic drugs or alcohol in a constant, excessive and prolonged way, causing the body to generate resistance to its effect and each time consumption must be greater.
Tolerance and Immune Response
Immune tolerance occurs when the body's immune system does not react to the presence of an antigen.
This happens because said antigen has previously inhabited the body, creating a kind of memory in the body that inhibits the presence of a response.
This event is of high importance when you want to transplant an organ in such a way that the recipient body does not reject it (Press, 2017).
Some examples of immune tolerance may be the following:
- Kidney transplant successfully, without being rejected by the recipient's body.
- Vaccine application, to generate an immune memory in the vaccinated organism.
- Intake of a drug that suppresses the immune response to tolerate the presence of a donated organ.
Tolerance in Computer Science
Computer tolerance refers to the ability of a computer system to continue operating correctly despite the presence of an error.
In this way, the information storage method of a system will remain in operation, backing up the relevant data, should the system collapse.
Some examples of computer tolerance may be the following:
- Autosave of Word documents in case the program fails.
- Backups created by design software while working on them.
- Establishing an operating system restore point on a computer.
- Hard disk partition to store backup information, in case the main disk fails.
Industrial tolerance
Within industrial processes, the term tolerance is used to denote the margin of error allowed when executing a process. This field also encompasses the design and manufacture of products in series.
Some examples of industrial tolerance can be the following:
- Number of errors or failures allowed within an industrial process.
- Number of units that may be defective in series production.
- Clearance allowed in the manufacture of a mold or industrial part.
References
- (2017). Dictionary.com. Retrieved from Tolerance: dictionary.com
- Dictionary, Y. (2017). Retrieved from tolerance: yourdictionary.com
- Press, OU (2017). Oxford University Press. Retrieved from tolerance: oxforddictionaries.com
- Shires, Q. (2017). com. Obtained from What Is Tolerance? - Definition, Types & Examples: study.com
Wandberg, R. (2001). Tolerance: Celebrating Differences. Capstone Press.