S<\/b>ometimes fitting in and being accepted means finding the group of friends that you are most comfortable with.\u00a0 Wanting to be around those who share similar interests and values is normal, but it does not change the fact that we are individuals.\u00a0 Even though it is a fact that no two people are alike, there are those who form opinions and make statements about others that make it appear that specific groups of people are alike in certain ways.\u00a0 These statements are called generalizations and they are usually nothing more than someone\u2019s opinion that is made to sound like a fact.<\/p>\n
G<\/strong>eneralizations are usually inaccurate and unfair.\u00a0 Here are some examples of common generalizations:<\/p>\n N<\/b>eedless to say, these statements are untrue.\u00a0 They are also cruel and are meant to hurt and devalue.\u00a0 In addition to this, generalizations can lead to labeling and stereotyping.\u00a0 A label is a word or phrase that is used in place of the name of a person or thing.\u00a0 Jocks, geeks, nerds and thugs are examples of labels\u00a0 that are frequently used to describe people who look or act in a certain way.\u00a0 You are already familiar with the\u00a0negative effects of stereotyping others.\u00a0 Did you know that because of generalizations, people within your own culture are stereolyzed?\u00a0 Some common examples of stereotypes are all tall, black young men like basketball or that girls are not as smart as boys.\u00a0 How do you think stereotyping and labeling others would affect your ability to interact and communicate?\u00a0 If you believe a generalization about someone, will you be more or less likely to get to know that person?<\/p>\n T<\/b>hese questions help us to realize the dangers of generalizations, stereotyping and labeling.\u00a0 If we believe these unfair and cruel ideas about others, it will negatively affect the way in which we relate and the effort we are willing to put forth in getting to know them.\u00a0 Generalizations create barriers to getting to know people for the unique individuals they are.<\/p>\n P<\/b>eople tend to automatically identify with those who share the same hobbies and interests.\u00a0 For example, someone who is a cheerleader is more likely to make friends with others who are also cheerleaders because they practice together and have a common bond.\u00a0 However, if you exclude others from your circle of friends because they are not cheerleaders, then you are well on your way to forming what are called cliques.<\/p>\n C<\/b>liques can also pose barriers to developing friendships.\u00a0 They can be exclusive and unaccepting of those who are different or do not fit a particular mold.\u00a0 Cliques encourage conformity, because you must be willing to change your way of thinking and behaving in order to fit in and be accepted by other members of the clique.<\/p>\nSource:<\/b>\u00a0 The Peaceful Solution Character Education Program<\/address>\n\u00a0<\/address>\n Sometimes fitting in and being accepted means finding the group of friends that you are most comfortable with.\u00a0 Wanting to be around those who share similar interests and values is normal, but it does not change the fact that we are individuals.\u00a0 Even though it is a fact that no two people are alike, there […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":521,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[85,13,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,19,93,94,95,20,96],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acceptance-for-young-adults","tag-bullying","tag-character-building","tag-cliques","tag-discrimination","tag-friendships","tag-generalizations","tag-labeling","tag-morals","tag-name-calling","tag-peaceful-solution","tag-positive-character","tag-racism","tag-relationships","tag-respect","tag-stereotyping"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/521"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions\/108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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