Title: Tolerance, Acceptance, Understanding | Psychology Today
Headings: Tolerance, Acceptance, Understanding
Jefferson M Fish Ph.D.
Tolerance, Acceptance, Understanding
...And how they differ in everyday life and in research.

Content: However, Korean society is highly collectivist, "values" shaming, and supports the concept of othering. Thus, the practitioners are often not regarded nearly as highly (for the same reasons I suppose) as are done in the States. In Korea, they are seen more like puppets who are at the whim of consumers-- as evidenced by "sasaeng" (no plurality), perchance the One Direction stalker equivalent in the States. The collectivist nature of Korea warrants the practitioners to make decisions based on what appeals to the masses and the masses then believe that they have rights to dictate what the practitioners do by way of shaming. I cannot accept this, especially as the States values individualism at the cost of others. I can tolerate it on the basis of my inclination not to reprimand people for not having been born in the same culture as me, but at the same time, perhaps I am a bigot about it. I can help it, but my culture constantly reinforces that it is acceptable to value my own opinions over reinforced beliefs. Likewise, celebrity practitioners are often more "god-like" in the States because we are more individualistic. They can have elements that we have that are often more attainable due to the fact that there tends to be more variation in what we believe and do. And going based on what you said, I believe there are layers of acceptance.