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    Area of study -Belonging - Experiences/events - Places - People/relationships/others - Self identity; ideas/perceptions - The wider world (e.g. community‚ context of texts) Synonyms and antonyms for belonging and not belonging Synonyms: Belonging: - Integrated - Accepted - Unified - Included - Relating - Fitting in - Conformity - Not-Belonging: - Ostracized - Exclusion - Excommunicated - Alienated - Emancipated - Segregated - Exiled - Isolated - Antonyms:

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    The sense of belonging humans naturally seek in life reflects the feeling of security and being accepted. They struggle with their identity as they make the choice whether to reject the individuality and belong to a community or group. When individuals seek to belong and rigidly follow society’s norms and practices‚ they must adhere to the strict rules of their society. In doing do‚ the desire to belong comes into conflict with the need to be an individual. These ideas are powerfully evident in Arthur

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    Belonging Belonging is a determination of one’s identity through relationships that build understanding; perceptions of belonging vary through people. This can nourish the individuals sense of belonging and a lack of understanding can prevent the extent of an individual’s understanding or lack of it‚ these ideas are explored in‚ Peter Skryznecki’s ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ particularly the poems ‘Feliks Skryznecki’ and ’10 Mary Street’‚ also in Tim Winton’s short story ‘neighbours’ and the animated

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    concept of belonging as it relates to Indigenous Australians can be confronting and challenging. • Many Indigenous Australians were often ’not belonging’ and this play is important in raising awareness and educating a broader audience. • You must take into consideration Harrison’s context and your own context to appreciate how Harrison interprets belonging and how you respond to her perception of belonging. • Perceptions and context are both interconnected as our perception of belonging is a product

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    The concept of belonging is interesting to me because the idea is really that of ‘self’. There are many varied notions of belonging revolving around the ‘inclusion/exclusion’ of a person in a societal group‚ ‘attraction/alienation’ to values‚ attitudes and behaviours‚ ‘security/marginalisation’. But ultimately the idea of belonging is the development of our own sense of personal identity being defined by the groups‚ communities‚ lifestyles we align ourselves with. Les Murray’s poems “The

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    where we feel needed and feel important. But by belonging to a group or a society our identity might change or be sacrificed in order fit in and be ourselves. Our sense of identity and belonging is impacted by various factors‚ including our experiences‚ relationships‚ and our environment. Many people find it hard to belong to a certain group because they feel like they can’t live up to others standards. Where as others are able to feel a sense of belonging and are able to shape their identity with the

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    Belonging is determined extrinsically as it is gained and lost through the acceptance from others. Individuals can only find a sense of belonging if they have a group to which they can find support or kinship‚ such as a family. Governments and large groups of people (like communities) can offer a substantial level of belonging. However‚ as common as it is to belong to a government‚ country or community‚ throughout history individuals have also been rejected by them‚ and forced to be outcast. The

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    The concept of belonging is derived from the sense of identity; to be able to merge and feel part of a community an one must find their identity. For an individual to belong within their environment their identity can be put to jeopardy‚ they have to either conform to ideal views and become part of society or choose to be isolated. Although in contrast to choosing whether or not to belong‚ individuals are often forced to be secluded. This is where they are taken out of the environments and put into

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    To an extent‚ an individual’s’ level of belonging is dependent on conforming to society’s standards‚ resulting in lack of individuality but an individual can also find comfort with nature. Emily Dickinson explores the notion of not belonging in her poem‚ “I gave myself to him”‚ where she comments on the reality of marriage in the 1830’s and the effect of the patriarchal society to a persona’s marriage. Her other poem‚ “A narrow fellow in the grass” on the other hand‚ examines one’s ability to belong

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    Belonging has shown to be one of the most important concepts within a child’s life. Belonging so so important to a child that it is one of the three concepts of the Early Years Learning Framework which is taught all across Australia. This framework aims to give children a better sense of wellbeing and belonging. ( Part of this information was found in the educators guide to the EYLF for Australia ) So by respecting‚ understanding and including a child’s culture we are then helping to give the child

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