Paradoxes of Belonging:Identity, Involvement,Individuality, and Boundaries
There can be no group unless people belong to it. What does belonging to a group entail? The paradoxes in this chapter all involve the issue of membership. What are the conflicting and often contradictory emotions aroused by the fact of belonging? For individuals and for the group as a whole, the joining process is a continuous one. What must the individual give up in order to belong, and does this change as the group changes? How does a group come to determine what individuals can and cannot bring into the group except through the “in-puts” of its members? What does it ...
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