Agreeableness Case Study

Introduction
According to Carver (2011), agreeableness, as one of the five-factor model of personality, reflects attitudes of kindness, friendliness, warmth, and values positive relations (p.62). Carver (2011) states when distinguishing between individualistic and social goals that agreeableness concerns the maintenance of positive relations with others (pg. 354). Based on this definition, agreeableness can be viewed as a cornerstone trait that allows for a harmonious and flourishing society. From an evolutionary standpoint, agreeableness parallels altruism, a characteristic observed among primates and traced back among early humans (Palmer, 2002). Assuming agreeableness is biologically innate, all modern humans possess this admirable trait.

Hijra’s tend to live together in a secular community. Their role in society is more restrictive than that of transgenders in their fellow Asian neighboring countries. Hijra’s earn a living by performing as dancers during festivals and at weddings. As hijras are seen as an oddity, villagers believe that they manifest a connection to a deity. Because of this connection, hijras are also often asked to perform rituals in religious ceremonies. Just as the bakla in the Philippines, the hijra have coexisted alongside others with their own roles in the community. The hijras were marginalized during the British colonial rule as the British saw this behavior as an abomination though they continued to live and practice their ways albeit in remote locations away from the authoritarian rules of the British (Totman,

Demographic Information that includes age, gender, religious affiliation
2. Big-5 Inventory
3. Revised Religious Fundamentalism Scale
4. Novel Questionnaire with 5-point Likert Scale (strongly disagree-strongly agree) that includes the following questions:
a. Electing homosexuals and transgendered persons is good for society
b. I have more than one friend who is gay
c. I have more than one friend who is transgendered
d. I know many transgendered people
e. I would react in a positive way towards my son or daughter who revealed they are transgendered to me.
f. I would not be embarrassed to have a transgendered child
g. A business has the right to refuse services to the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community
h. It does not bother me to share a restroom with a transgendered person
5. Appropriately translated informed consent forms and assessment instruments
6. Memorandums of Understanding for cooperation with international