Individual Sense Of Belonging

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“We belong … like fish in water. We’re in our environment.” This quote from the New York Times shows the perception of belonging as the idea about connecting to a place, person, group or a community. 'Feliks Skrzynecki' by Peter Skrzynecki, 'I'm nobody! Who are you?' by Emily Dickinson and 'The Rabbits' by John Marsden & Shaun Tan show the concept of belonging as being contrasted towards the New York Times quote, showing the alienation and non-existent connection towards it. These texts have furthered my understanding on the perceptions of belonging by recognising the different concepts of connection to people, places and things.

Finding a sense of belonging to a place can influence an individual’s sense of acceptance within the community and culture or opposingly can enhance their sense of isolation and alienation from society.This is reflected through Raimond Gaita’s memoir Romulus My Father and Manfred Jurgensen’s poem Bonegilla 1916 through extensive literary devices.We learn individuals perceptions of place and their ability to adjust to new places governs their ability to belong and feel at home with new cultures.

A fundamental part of human existence and interaction is the notion of belonging or identifying with a group. Groups form and exist for various reasons and purposes, comprising of individuals similar or diverse in nature, that often work together toward a common goal (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014). In 1902, the American sociologist by the name of C. H. Cooley, made distinction between primary and secondary groups. Cooley (1902) classified primary group to have intimate and comparatively permanent associations as one might find in a cohort of close friends, or a family. The groups or associations in which individuals related to each other through formal and often legalistic rules, were classified as secondary groups (Nolen, 2010).

The foundation of belonging is often associated with the loss of a person’s individuality. Indeed, as the construction of one’s identity is highly intricate and ever – changing, several authorities often considers its development to be associated with our relationships. From this, it can be shown that belonging can be associated with the degradation of one’s identity. Such impact can be explained through the reality that in order to belong, we must share similar characteristics or identity with that group however this can involve enhancing character’s identity. Nonetheless, due to its complexities, for some, belonging can threaten a person’s identity and individuality.

In a society where individuals can freely do things, that still abide to laws, things can get out of place. Of course there will be a small cluster of those who decide that the law may not always be right. From that cluster, there is a majority who disobey laws in a harsh manner, and the minority who do it peacefully. The question is, how does it impact our society? The truth is, disobeying anything can give people negative connotations. If you peacefully resist, the punishment might not be as hard then if you resist with frustration. However, there are cases where they broke the law, but they did it 'for the people'. An example of this Robin Hood, is a guy named Edward Snowden. He showed us information that the government themselves, were

It is a well-known fact that belonging to a group can make an individual feel not only accepted, but more powerful that if they were on their own. Whether it is a community, youth group or even religion, belonging is an everyday occurrence of like that many of us do not even realise. Belonging to a group is more influential than belonging to an individual. We can see this in the texts The Crucible by Arthur Miller, 1984 by George Orwell and the listening task. Belonging to a group can give you a feeling of acceptance, but also can help you not to be targeted or marginalised. Also, people who appear to belong to groups, when looked at closer, in truth do not belong. Belonging to a group can also give you more power as a

A sense of belonging is important to all human beings, however, in the multi-cultural melting pot that is New Zealand, a lot of people can feel conflicted about their cultural identity and sense of belonging. Many people feel like they do not belong or do not have a place in society. They might feel like they're not accepted by other people or even not accepted by themselves. The poems that I have chosen are Chinglish by Renee Liang, brown soul by Leilani Burgoyne, Intertwined: Being ‘Afakasi by Grace Taylor and myths by Glenn Colquhoun. The connection Finding belonging in society is shown in the poem Chinglish written by Renee Liang.

The sense of belonging and interpersonal connectivity is a widely researched topic in psychology, but controversies have been surrounding it among different researchers (Ma, 2003). Also, it has been defined in various ways . According to Vallerand, sense of belonging has to do with the feeling of connectivity with others in the same environment, often involving identifying oneself with a particular group. When the sense of belonging is deeply rooted within a group, one feels accepted, loved and respected in self- image, personally and what they believe in (Booker, 2004; Goodenow, 1993). Baumeister and Leary (1995) acknowledged that sense of belonging has two features: contact and interactions at regular basis and the context of love and care. Baumeister and Leary said that “human beings have a pervasive drive to form and maintain at least a minimum quantity of lasting, positive, and significant interpersonal relationships” (Baumeister & Leary, 1995, p. 497). The sense of belonging has a lasting effect on one’s personality in respect with emotions and other cognitive processes (Baumeister & Leary, 1995). When the sense of belonging is at its lowest, students are prone to being engulfed by solitary thoughts, feel lonely and lose interest in many social interaction opportunities (Goodenow, 1993). This in turn is attributed to dwindling academic performance, as the students don’t feel accepted and motivated within the social parameters around them (Goodenow, 1993). Considerable

An experience that links to belonging was making news friends and belonging to the friendship group in year 3. Belonging is when you become a part of a group and getting supported by the peers in the group that you belong. This was when I came from Korea and I didn't know how to speak nor write english. I felt alone at first but fortunately, people in my class were really nice and few of came up to me helped me alot. First friend I made was named Lauren and she was really nice and helpful then I started making more friends. They respected me and understood me because we had a connection. During my primary year, I changed to a different group in year 4 but I still talked to Lauren and others. Till year 6, I stayed in the same group and belonging

The need to belong in an integral part of the human psyche. All people, on some level, desire to feel a sense of belonging that will emerge from the connections made with people, places, groups, communities and the larger world. Belonging cannot be achieved without an understanding of oneself and their surroundings.

Belonging, a word so simple yet possesses such powerful meaning. It's often used when an individual becomes involved in something; it is the feeling of security where members feel included and accepted. True sense of belonging can be found in various places as individuals have their own desires, needs and values. They find their place in the world and a genuine sense of belonging in different circumstances. Personally, I feel like I belong more on social medias such as Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube. In these platforms I was able to communicate with people who have the same interests and morals as I do. I gained knowledge from talking to these individuals such as news reports which kept me updated on the events that are currently happening in

The struggle to belong and find one’s place is significant in the lives of some people.

The purpose of this study is to measure the degree of Belongingness that a person feels based on the indicators as specified by the different factors. Previous studies are more focused on the importance of Belongingness, but measures about determining the degree of feeling “belonged” to one’s group of friends are rare (RRL). Initially, there were three (3) main factors or indicators of Belongingness that was identified, these are: One’s feelings when being a part of one’s group friends; one’s feelings when doing activities with friends; and one’s feelings when having contributions to one’s group of

A sense of self is a general conscious awareness of your own identity. I have come to understand the term as it is what defines me and makes me one of a kind. It could be a certain look, attitude or personality trait. It could also be the way I view a certain person, thing or subject. My sense of self could even be my purpose in life, perhaps? If it is, then I would say that my sense of self is something that has changed over time and will continue to develop as I get older and my life is influenced by events, places and people. Developing my sense of self is key to living a satisfying and healthy life.