Excluding someone from the community or group is called?

Excluding someone from the community or group is called?

• A. Segregation
• B. Ostracism
• C. Isolation
• D. Stigma

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is social exclusion within a group. Ostracism means deliberately ignoring or excluding someone from social interactions and activities, effectively cutting them out of the group’s social life. It’s about the group’s behavior toward a member—shunning, not inviting, or avoiding participation. Segregation refers to formal separation of groups, often by policy or law, not necessarily the day-to-day act of excluding a specific person from a group. Isolation is a broader state of being alone or cut off, which may happen without active exclusion by others. Stigma involves negative labeling and prejudice toward someone, which can lead to exclusion, but stigma is about beliefs and attitudes, not the act of being excluded itself.

The key idea here is social exclusion within a group. Ostracism means deliberately ignoring or excluding someone from social interactions and activities, effectively cutting them out of the group’s social life. It’s about the group’s behavior toward a member—shunning, not inviting, or avoiding participation.

Segregation refers to formal separation of groups, often by policy or law, not necessarily the day-to-day act of excluding a specific person from a group. Isolation is a broader state of being alone or cut off, which may happen without active exclusion by others. Stigma involves negative labeling and prejudice toward someone, which can lead to exclusion, but stigma is about beliefs and attitudes, not the act of being excluded itself.