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THE CONCEPT OF AMBIGUITY LINGUISTIC APPROACH -uncertainty of meaning l several interpretations plausible, double meanings PSYCHOLOGY -ambiguity refers to a state of uncertainty/ insecurity l doubtful, insecure, unclear, vague, dubious, inconclusive -feeling of being torn apart, feeling incomplete/ fragmentary/ isolated -social or personal identity is not always as clear cut as it seems EXAMPLES -is a text is considered ambiguous, it allows several different interpretations -ambiguous statements/ expressions might be understood in different ways -if a person behaves ambiguously, his/ her motivation might not be clear to others

THE CONCEPT OF BELONGING - belgig ca be egaded  a PERSONAL SCALE l e.g. individuals belonging to their family/ schools/ sport teams/ community - belgig ca be egaded  a LARGER SCALE l e.g. citizens belonging to a town/ state/ country; men and women belonging to different sexes -some spheres of belonging are the result of conscious choices  he idiidal a (e.g. fied, workplace) -other spheres are the result of birth/ chance/ pre-determined by birth (e.g. family, class, ethnic and racial background) -there are spheres the individual can aspire to change (e.g. social class, neighborhood)

FEATURES OF BELONGING IN GENERAL

DEVELOPING A SENSE OF BELONGING

-common experiences

-mere proximity

-universal human need l but individual differences in quantity

-bonding due to shared positive or negative circumstances

-quality of interactions is more important than the quantity of interactions

l coincidences

-hesitation to break bonds -shapes our identity

-connecting with other, helping other -excluding others l requires active effort and practice

SPHERES OF BELONGING SPHERE OF BELONGING FAMILY

POSSIBLE MANIFESTATIONS -bld, backgd, liig arrangements -memories, love for each other, trust, support and encouragement

FRIENDS/ PEER GROUP

-interests (e.g. hobbies, sports, music), support and encouragement -period of life (e.g. teenagers)

NEIGHBORHOOD/ COMMUNITY/ GEOGRAPHICAL REGION

-identity, identification with hometown -background/ (financial) status -dialect/ language, history/ culture/ traditions

HOME COUNTRY

-language and cultural background, traditions/ norms/ values -feeling of safety and security

WORKPLACE

-interests and background -motivation (e.g. teachers, policemen, clergy)

GENDER

-experiences (e.g. discrimination), confrontation with expectations/ stereotypes -behavioral patterns/ roles

CLASS

-financial situation, living conditions/ neighborhoods -shared norms and values, behavioral patterns

ETHNIC GROUP

-experiences in relation to other ethnic groups -traditions and values, language and cultural background -behavioral patterns

RACE

-experiences in relation to other racial groups (e.g. prejudices, stereotypes, discrimination) -language

HAVING/ NOT HAVING A SENSE OF BELONGING EXPERIENCING A SENSE OF BELONGING MIGHT HAVE THE FOLLOWING POSITIVE EFFECTS

EXCLUSION MIGHT HAVE THE FOLLOWING NEGATIVE EFFECTS

-feeling of acceptance and security

-loneliness and isolation

-happiness, elation, calm, satisfaction

-feeling of exclusion and disconnection

-development of self-confidence

-psychological problems: anxiety, jealousy, grief, depression, mental distress

l haig a able idei -ability to feel empathy towards others

-insecurity and low self-esteem -physical problems: headaches, physical illness etc.

-resilience in times of crisis

-lack of empathy and emotional deprivation

-sense of being rooted -emotional stability l ways to cope with painful emotions

-emotional instability -behavioral problems: criminality, suicide etc.

-ability to love oneself and others

-aggression or hostility (as a compensatory strategy)

-ability to show tolerance/ solidarity towards others

-feeling of pessimism regarding the future

-feeling of optimism and confidence regarding the future

-desire to form new relationships/ to exclude oneself

-values in life

-compensatory strategies

-academic and financial failure

-academic and financial success

VOCABULARY HAVING A SENSE OF BELONGING -to belong somewhere

DEVELOPING A SENSE OF BELONGING -to join

NOT HAVING A SENSE OF BELONGING -to exclude sb. from sth., exclusion

-to belong to somebody

-to identify with

-to be excluded from sth.

-to belong to something

-to participate in sth., to take part in something

-to be ostracized, ostracism

-to feel a sense to belonging -to have a sense of belonging -regaining a sense of belonging -attachment -family bonds -respect and tolerance -feeling home -self-esteem, confidence -atonement, reconciliation -to assume responsibility

-to include sb. -to stand up for sb. -to mentor sb. -becoming pro-active -to be/ feel part of sth. -peer group/ peer pressure -craving for friendship -human interaction -struggle for acceptance -to bond with sb., to deepen a bond -to establish bonds/ ties, to warm to sb.

-having no social ties -to be disconnected/ feeling uprooted -being a social outcast/ outsider/ misfit/ being different -to feel out of place -humiliation and rejection -prejudices, racial bias -to feel alienated/ estranged/ isolated -stigmatization -scapegoat/ being unfairly blamed for -to intimidate sb., to bully sb. -contempt/ disdain/ scorn

THE AMBIGUITY OF BELONGING REGARDING DURATION -an individual might only belong to a group during a certain period of his/ her life

REGARDING INTENTION -an individual might feel out of place in a group he/ she has not intentionally joined (e.g. family, gender, ethnic group)

REGARDING INTENSITY

REGARDING INDIVIDUAL CONSEQUENCES

-idiidal eed f belgig diffeeiae

-the positive aspect of belonging to one group might also entail negative consequences for the individual

l while one person might feel the strong need to be rooted, others thrive for more loose ties with their friends/ family

l e.g. in order to belong to a group, an individual might have to give up long-held beliefs and values or be asked to distance himself from others

-the concept of belonging can be seen ambiguous l belonging is not permanent, but volatile and ever-changing l belonging is not wholly voluntary nor involuntary l belonging is not generally positive or negative for those concerned; the different experiences of belonging shape live and identity in positive and negative ways

-a sense of belonging can be challenged by other people or circumstances

-belonging provides a feeling of connection and acceptance

-individuality and identity might be stifled by conforming

-strengthens individuality and identity

VOCABULARY -not knowing where to belong -in between -options/ choices/ possibilities -insecurity/ uncertainty/ ambivalence -contradictions, conflicting feelings -belonging is often ambiguous/ paradoxical

-a ca ce f egiaig e ee f belonging -strugglig  fid e lace -akig/ fidig/ geig/ lig e lace -positioning oneself, adjusting and re-adjusting -shaping and re-haig e idei -to be torn apart...