Levels of Tolerance in Society | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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Comparative Study

| Published: March 15, 2018

Levels of Tolerance in Society

III B.Sc Psychology, Department of Applied Psychology and Behavioral Research, Justice Basheer Ahmed Syed College for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Google Scholar More about the auther

Mrs. Ayesha Arif Zinna

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology and Behavioral Research, Justice Basheer Ahmed Syed College for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.076/20180601

DOI: 10.25215/0601.076

ABSTRACT

In today’s world almost all acts of terror, hate crimes, crimes of passion or even protests and bans are due to the low levels of tolerance in society. The present study aimed at understanding the level of Tolerance in society. The study was conducted on 400 participants from the age of 17 to 50. Of the 400 participants 200 were females and 200 were males. Google forms were used as a means of data collection. The methodology adopted for this research was descriptive survey method. A self-developed questionnaire consisting of 12 items with multiple options was developed. Descriptive analysis and percentage analysis were computed for comparison and to observe the general trends as indicated by the data.

Keywords

Tolerance, Society

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2018 © Rafi B S & Zinna A A

How to cite this article:

: Rafi B S & Zinna A A (2018). Levels of Tolerance in Society. International Journal of Indian Psychology, Vol. 6, (1), DIP: 18.01.076/20180601, DOI: 10.25215/0601.076