Thursday, June 6, 2013

Outsider Topics/Concepts by class

Pay attention to the class section. Here are topics we generated in class:

8-1

The way outsiders feel about being outsiders.
Outsiders and the struggle with identity
Outsiders and control
Alienation (self-alienation)
Fitting in (assimilation)
Appearance versus reality
Suffering/coping
Miscommunication/Misunderstanding
Adoption of superficial cultural values
Embracing culture/tradition
Unrealistic expectations/ fantasy
Outsiders life choices
Societal factors that create outsiders
Outsiders and equality
Coping mechanisms
Outsiders: because of self or society? (or both?)
Outsiders interactions with “insiders”
Outsiders: insecurities/low self-esteem
Outsider benefits
Outsider perspective versus “insider” perspective
Outsider pain/ internal struggle
Outsiders and humor
Outsiders’ mental/emotional states
Outsiders and addiction
Outsider expectations
Outsider values
Outsider responsibility





8-2

The way outsiders feel about being outsiders.
Outsiders and the struggle with identity
Outsiders and control
Alienation (self-alienation)
Fitting in (assimilation)
Appearance versus reality
Suffering/coping
Miscommunication/Misunderstanding
Adoption of superficial cultural values
Embracing culture/tradition
Unrealistic expectations/ fantasy
Outsiders and lack of control
Outsiders evolving
Outsiders’ acceptance
Outsider by choice/ by force
Changing one’s outsider status
Society creating outsiders
Behavior of outsiders around non-outsiders
Varieties of outsiders
Personalities of outsiders
Outsiders feelings on “in” crowd
Outsiders on the edge of family AND society



8-3

Outsider Communities
Outsider role reversal/acceptance
Self-made outsiders
Outsider evolution
Culture interpretation
Outsider as not alienated
Outsider as foreigner
The struggle of escape
The insider attraction
The way outsiders feel about being outsiders.
Outsiders and the struggle with identity
Outsiders and control
Alienation (self-alienation)
Fitting in (assimilation)
Appearance versus reality
Suffering/coping
Miscommunication/Misunderstanding
Adoption of superficial cultural values
Embracing culture/tradition
Unrealistic expectations/ fantasy



8-4

Outsider perspective on society
Outsider communities
Society’s perspective on outsiders
How the outsider deals with/reacts to society
Outsiders and family
Benefits of being an outsider
Outsiders’ interactions with other outsiders
Outsiders’ interactions with society
Outsiders and culture
Outsiders and stereotypes
Societal effects on outsiders
Emotions and outsiders
The way outsiders feel about being outsiders.
Outsiders and the struggle with identity
Outsiders and control
Alienation (self-alienation)
Fitting in (assimilation)
Appearance versus reality
Suffering/coping
Miscommunication/Misunderstanding
Adoption of superficial cultural values
Embracing culture/tradition
Unrealistic expectations/ fantasy



8-5

Outsider Communities
Outsider role reversal/acceptance
Self-made outsiders
Outsider evolution
Culture interpretation
Outsider as not alienated
Outsider as foreigner
The struggle of escape
The insider attraction
The way outsiders feel about being outsiders.
Outsiders and the struggle with identity
Outsiders and control
Alienation (self-alienation)
Fitting in (assimilation)
Appearance versus reality
Suffering/coping
Miscommunication/Misunderstanding
Adoption of superficial cultural values
Embracing culture/tradition
Unrealistic expectations/ fantasy



8-6

The way outsiders feel about being outsiders.
Outsiders and the struggle with identity
Outsiders and control
Alienation (self-alienation)
Fitting in (assimilation)
Appearance versus reality
Suffering/coping
Miscommunication/Misunderstanding
Adoption of superficial cultural values
Embracing culture/tradition
Unrealistic expectations/ fantasy
Interaction between different TYPES of outsiders
Outsider traits
Cultural obligations and outsiders
Escaping outsider status
Wants/desires of outsiders
Emotional effects of being outsider
Outsider expectations
Outsider comforts
Outsider perspective on society
Society’s perspective on outsider
Outsider stereotypes