Today's society has evolved a
lot since the 18th century. While social classes that divided people back then (bourgeoisie, noble ...) have disappeared, people nowadays do not live in a perfect classless society. Some persons integrate their environment, while others are left aside and are subject to social marginalization. Stereotypes exist so everyone can think his way is the right way. By refusing and excluding others, we are convincing ourselves that it's simply because of them, because what they believe in isn't good enough. To define and constitute the self, we have to devalue the self's opposite. Every culture aspect is divided, there's the good and the bad. This differentiation has been used in social sciences to understand the processes by which societies and groups exclude 'Others', those who do not fit into their society.
This otherness can be caused by several factors, especially by the issue of dual belonging. More and more, frontiers are dissolving with......
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