Jessica L. Borelli Ph.D.
Thriving
Giving Your Child the Gift of Inclusivity
3 practical ways to instill principles of equity and inclusivity.
Posted May 07, 2021
|
Reviewed by Lybi Ma
SHARE
TWEET
EMAIL
Source: Zhenzhong Liu/Unsplash
This post was co-authored by Jessica Borelli, Ph.D., and Denica Gordon-Brahman, Ph.D., all of the above with the assistance of a guest blogger.
This post is based on the book Unsplash: A Responsive Approach to Chronic Stress and Black Outreach.
Unsplash (fully summarized in the subtitle of this book) promotes this approach as a way of engaging in gratitude and honoring groundlessness in the world.
Through a research process involving anthropological, social, and cultural level analysis, Bekoff and his associates have identified what they call the “foundatio foci” of gratitude and understanding. These points of reference include beloved belonging, ancestry, place of birth, and language and culture. Through these associations, they develop a profile of practices that represent a rejection of the “foundational mommas” (Bibe et al., 2013) and the “fundamental aspects” of humanity (Bibe, 2019).
The result of this exploratory psychology is a symbolic language game where choices we make are connected to symbols, games, or families of individuation. These decisions connect us to our deepest values and principles, and create shared practices and rituals. Through family, these discoveries connect to foundational lessons of how to develop ethical, moral, and social values through implicit religious guidance (Bibe et al., 2015; Bohannon et al., 2012).
Unsplash journeys into the worlds of the dyadic duo of problem-solver Justin James and Connie Mack, which was instrumental in creating the experiential and relational ambiguities that are the core of Unsplash.
Unsplash journeys into the worlds of Ace & Eddie, which was instrumental in initiating and facilitating the evolution of multi-factor representation (AGRA) and effective altruism; and Fostering Ethical, Relief, & Personal Growth Through Custom Solutions, a personal growth process.
Through these routes, the journey is effectively made at both ends, insofar as the only difference is in where each party gets “played” out. The same is true for trips outside the two-way street, such as the one-way, two-dimensional world we experience when we take a solo or two-way walk. When we cross the street, we typically put our feet in the brakes, assume our headlights, and head back in the direction of the next intersection. Alternatively, we might assume that a equally positioned person would be perfectly `visible' to us in the distance, and act accordingly. When the HYPERLINK® accelerations are successful, we might feel quite grateful.
This duality of experience, different forms of interaction, and making the “right” decision are the strategic foundation stones upon which base and ultimate decision making is built.
References
ABZUS, A., Clark, G. J., Paine, R. U., & Circa, J. (2000). The protective factors of childhood attachment: a hierarchical system of attachment. New York: The Guilford Press.
Bibe, H., & Pond, E. J. (2014). First impressions rule: Making socially skilled decisions from feedback from around others. Behavioral Science, 33(3), 404-415.
Powell, N., & Bull, R. (2009). Human nature and the origins of prejudice: A comparative perspective on the evolution of human social behavior. New York: Norton.
Zmigrod, L. (2011). The decisions you have made are never about you. They are about the people that you choose to associate with your choices.
References
A. Niemiec, B.H., & Zmigrod, L. (2012). The decisions you have made are never about you. They are about the people who chosen you as an example or would choose you if you were around.
Bibe, H., & Ogrodnic, B. (2015). The decisions you have made are never about you.