Loneliness And Outcasts

Who becomes the unrecognizable or the person unseen? A survey of more than 2000 Americans conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of the American Osteopathic Association concluded that 72% of Americans experience loneliness. A third of that percentage experienced loneliness more than once a week. Loneliness is a great contributor to making one feel like an outsider or outcast. If anyone can experience loneliness, then anyone can have the potential of feeling like an outsider or an outcast, therefore making the sense of being an outcast/outsider universal. For instance, in a school environment there always appears to be a group of children that fit into the expectations of society such as the girls being on trend with the latest fashion and the boys being top athletes. These groups of young adolescents form a bubble around themselves with the impression that they are …show more content…
A person’s social status is based solely on how successful they are in the working business. In the East neighborhood lives families of wealthy business owners, but living in the neighborhood over are families living on one income and food stamps. Naturally, poorer families are looked down upon by those of higher economic standing, which, as a result alienates the members of poorer families in school and everyday life. Families with more financial struggles tend to be perceived as outsiders because they cannot afford the luxuries that middle and upper class families enjoy. Not only can the feeling of being an outsider affect someone in childhood, but also in adulthood. Another cause of social outsiders are those who are victims to social prejudices. An individual’s moral or social conduct oftentimes disconnects them from the preferred crowd in society. A person can be shunned, merely for their race, religion, or lifestyle