1 00:00:01,260 --> 00:00:07,299 As you already know, your character is a part of your personality that can change with time. 2 00:00:08,199 --> 00:00:12,039 You build your character throughout time, changing what you do. 3 00:00:13,060 --> 00:00:20,460 Your character depends on the kind of things you learn, on the environment, on the culture and society you live in. 4 00:00:21,140 --> 00:00:29,239 Different people in different places, wear differently, speak differently, have different values, customs and habits. 5 00:00:29,239 --> 00:00:41,960 So we need to learn these habits, these customs and these values in order to become a normal and integrated part of the society we live in. 6 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,439 This process is called socialization. 7 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:52,380 Socialization is the process in which we learn how to be part of the society we live in. 8 00:00:52,939 --> 00:00:55,960 Of course, socialization begins in the family. 9 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,020 This is what we call primary socialization. 10 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:06,599 Our parents teach us our language, the basic rules, what to do, what should be avoided, how to behave. 11 00:01:07,519 --> 00:01:14,319 But there is later a second process that is also very important and is called secondary socialization. 12 00:01:14,780 --> 00:01:20,379 This takes place during adolescence and in this secondary socialization process, 13 00:01:21,180 --> 00:01:25,319 the group of friends, the group of peers plays a key role 14 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:30,219 because we learn from other people like us how to behave, what to do, 15 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:34,099 what is right or wrong to do with people like us. 16 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:39,400 Being an active member of society is important 17 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:45,540 and makes us an active citizen of the country or society we live in. 18 00:01:46,060 --> 00:01:50,319 But we must take into account that different societies have different rules, 19 00:01:50,620 --> 00:01:53,299 different values, different ways of life. 20 00:01:53,299 --> 00:01:55,500 That is what we call culture. 21 00:01:56,140 --> 00:01:59,480 The culture of a society is the way of life, 22 00:01:59,659 --> 00:02:03,640 their values, their attitudes, their customs, their rules, 23 00:02:03,819 --> 00:02:04,959 and they can be different. 24 00:02:05,180 --> 00:02:08,939 They change from place to place and they change with time. 25 00:02:11,289 --> 00:02:15,289 Different societies have different cultures, and this is good. 26 00:02:16,129 --> 00:02:22,150 Diversity is rich and makes our life more interesting and more passionate. 27 00:02:22,150 --> 00:02:29,729 it. But there is a limit to cultural diversity. The limit is the respect of human rights. It's 28 00:02:29,729 --> 00:02:36,169 okay that other countries eat different things or dress differently or think differently than us. 29 00:02:36,169 --> 00:02:45,409 It is good. But it is not good if their way of life is against human rights. So there is a limit 30 00:02:45,409 --> 00:02:51,990 to cultural diversity. We should celebrate our differences as long as they respect human 31 00:02:51,990 --> 00:02:58,650 dignity everywhere. And we must be cautious because abuse of human rights is not something 32 00:02:58,650 --> 00:03:05,250 that happens only in countries that are far away from us or in times of history that are far away 33 00:03:05,250 --> 00:03:12,009 from us. It also happens here and now. There are certain attitudes that we should always avoid 34 00:03:12,009 --> 00:03:18,770 because they are violations of human rights. Let's revise some of these attitudes against 35 00:03:18,770 --> 00:03:27,270 human dignity. For example, racism. Racism happens when people are discriminated against 36 00:03:27,270 --> 00:03:35,090 because of their aspect. For example, because of their skin color. You should be careful not to 37 00:03:35,090 --> 00:03:43,750 confuse racism and xenophobia. Xenophobia is also discrimination, but in this case it's discrimination 38 00:03:43,750 --> 00:03:49,310 against people because of their origin, because of the country they come from. For example, 39 00:03:50,090 --> 00:03:57,650 a xenophobic person hates people because they are foreigners. Another attitude against human rights 40 00:03:57,650 --> 00:04:03,490 is sexism, which is discrimination against a group of people because of their gender. Usually, 41 00:04:03,490 --> 00:04:09,530 women are discriminated so that's what generally happens that sexism affects 42 00:04:09,530 --> 00:04:14,090 them and they are mistreated they are not treated equally and that happens 43 00:04:14,090 --> 00:04:19,329 unfortunately today in our society as well because women and men do not always 44 00:04:19,329 --> 00:04:25,810 earn the same salary even if they do the same job another important attitude 45 00:04:25,810 --> 00:04:31,509 against human rights is homophobia homophobia is rejection of people that 46 00:04:31,509 --> 00:04:33,870 are homosexual. 47 00:04:33,870 --> 00:04:38,009 Homosexual people have been discriminated against for a long time, but this is totally 48 00:04:38,009 --> 00:04:44,629 unfair because everyone can live and laugh and do whatever you want as long as you respect 49 00:04:44,629 --> 00:04:46,149 other people as well.