Social Discrimination; A Selective Isolation
Social Discrimination; A Selective Isolation
If I am honest in the eyes of two people, while dishonest in my own, then to the world I hold more honesty than dishonesty. D. Zheleznyak
People may fail to enter social interactions with one another for several reasons which are as follows;
Their social needs may already be met, or even exceeded to the point of social interactions being burdensome rather then fulfilling.
They may lack the opportunity to interact with other individuals through various forms of isolation, be it self imposed or otherwise.
They may discriminate too much based on the type of relationship they are looking for and may have difficulty in initiating meaningful interaction unless the involved individual/s match a set of sought after characteristics.
People whose social needs are already met are burdened with managing their interactions, rather than attaining new ones, while people who do not have the opportunity to interact with others on a meaningful level are victim of physical barriers and require an interest group, either web-based or physical, to jumpstart their interactions. The last and most frustrating category to understand are those who see individuals on a daily basis, yet they do not engage in meaningful interaction due to a particular bias for just what kind of individual they can see themselves interacting with.
Common characteristics for involving or avoiding interactions include, but by no means are limited to, the following
Age
Gender
Occupation
Religion
Appearance (both static and dynamic)
By far the most common barrier is age, for a young person may easily rule out anyone even a handful of years older then themselves as a means of social interaction. Gender is also a barrier in that some persons may prefer to interact with individuals of the same/opposite sex almost exclusively. While occupation can be massive factor in deciding whether someone is capable of being a source of social support, it is more crucial whether or not someone possesses an occupation rather than what that occupation is. Due to most activities and interests costing money, being unemployed may drastically limit the setting of any future interactions, or overburdening the other participants willing to provide for you. In a similar vein, an individual's religion can cement a bond, or it can easily cause a conflict of values in individuals not well acquainted, more often then not due to a stereotype about that particular religion. Lastly, much like a persons religion or occupation can rouse preconceptions in the minds of others, so too can a person's physical appearance, which all too often becomes a large factor in the possibility of establishing a social interaction. For this purpose the appearance is divided into two categories; Static and Dynamic.
A person's static appearance is their physical body, the height and weight, facial features, scarring, secondary sexual characteristics, etc, are all observed and noted. A person's dynamic appearance on the other hand involved everything else, their hair, clothing, accessories, make-up, and countless other aspects of our appearance that are more or less voluntary. Although the static appearance is more important when deciding upon a "partner", the dynamic appearance is by far one of the most crucial factors in making or breaking a social interaction. People may have a huge variety of interpretations of the same clothing, bracelets, or hairstyles; some may be attracted to something new and not yet encountered while others may only believe that someone who dresses in a similar way as themselves is compatible. It is all too common for persons to maintain the concept that they are compatible with everyone; some people are just "easier" to get along with.
Yet some people can only get along well with similar individuals, one's that share congruent characteristics; a similar age or occupation. Although others may have the best progress exploring interactions based on deviating characteristics; such as an interaction with a younger/older person or one of the opposite sex, this all relates to your self-concept, how you perceive yourself and the path you have traveled in life. A positive self concept may fill, and even overflow, you with confidence in addressing almost anyone, although you may very well chose to gravitate more towards persons with congruent characteristics. While a negative self concept can easily depreciate the value of your interactions to the point of being unable to address persons with deviating characteristics because they are better then you, while persons with congruent characteristics are not options because they may be just as negative as yourself.
The key point of all this is to give rise to the chance for either change or solidarity that can arise from every single interaction between two people. When you interact with a person that knows little of you save your appearance, you may have a conviction or resolution that may come alive through meeting a certain kind of person, staying alive through that person. If you believe yourself to be confident, then by maintaining that level of confidence interaction after interaction will further reinforce this. While a person believing themselves to be dishonest can state that they're honest and be honest from that day on. After all, if I am honest in the eyes of two people, while dishonest in my own, then to the world I hold more honesty than dishonesty.
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