Being Excluded In Society Essay

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Society shapes the way people think about certain things. People as an individual act a certain way when no one is around,however, when placed with friends or social groups they responded differently to the exact same situation. When placed away from friends, individuals would be friendly and were more accepting of someone with a disability. When they were placed in a group of friends they excluded the individual who had the disability and looked at them strangely. When placed in a group who were not friends with the individual but were just people who were from the same community the individuals would look around to see each others reaction towards the person who has the disability. This demonstrates that people will react differently depending on which group within society they are with.

Teenagers need to fit in. In
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Also friend groups are a big influence on what the individual does. In most of my questionnaires people responded similar answer especially in the categories 12-14 and 14-16 and if they were girls it was even more common. this more than likely means that they were friends. Within society it is common to go with what others are doing as shown in my research.

Being excluded from society is not what anyone wants. This is why people will follow what is being done in society or even just among their friendship group. People do not want to not be liked or to be bullied. It is extremely bad for their self esteem and this will affect their well being. This is why individuals tend to stick with what their peers are doing. Even just walking around the school playground or into a classroom this can be picked up on. Individuals who have different interest or different belief will not very often sit together.

Society has a large impact on the way individuals look at things within their community. Society does not decide an individual's opinion about something completely but it does greatly

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