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  Deified, Ostracized, and Medicalized: A study of the interaction between third genders and their societies.
And, instead of accepting them as ordinary members they must be deified, ostracized, or medicalized to explain their condition.
They ostracize themselves because of a feeling that they are too different to be reconciled (Colapinto 2001:145).
They were not ostracized in Navajo society, but instead were respected and given places of honor within their families.
www.softassteel.com /files/bio/work/anth.html   (5244 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Once ostracized, they lack the resources to capture and secure their own food, no longer enjoy the protection of their group, and are prevented from forming bonds that provide social sustenance (Lancaster, 1986).
Ostracized participants were more likely to conform to the incorrect decisions, especially if they had been ostracized by in-group or mixed-group members.
This result was interpreted as supporting the hypothesis that ostracized individuals would engage in behaviors aimed at increasing their inclusionary status: conformity to a new group would increase the likelihood that others in the group would accept and like the individual.
www.bhs.mq.edu.au /staff/kip/Announce/Docs/Outcast-Williams.doc   (6008 words)

  
 OSTRACISM - LoveToKnow Article on OSTRACISM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
As in the case of other privilegia, ostracism did not take effect unless six thousand votes in all were recorded.
Grote and others hold that six thousand had to be given against one person before he was ostracized, but it seems unlikely that the attendance at the Ecclesia ever admitted of so large a vote against one man, and the view is contradicted by Plut.
The ostracized person was compelled to leave Athens for ten years, but he was not regarded as a traitor or criminal.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OS/OSTRACISM.htm   (879 words)

  
 Print Message   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
I was sure that I knew the meaning of "ostracize," but I looked it up to be positive, because I was amazed that you feel ostracized.
Ostracize, is what BB did to many of us here - including myself, when we didn't "goose-step" to his tune on BB.com discussion boards.
But, back to the word, "ostracize." There was a time in the past when you were rather ostracized by some people, including me, because you were not sticking to the truth in your posts, but now you are not ostracized and you certainly aren't censored.
www.suite101.com /print_message.cfm/investing/58298/448863   (284 words)

  
 'Lebensborn' Victims Head to Court: Children of Nazi Program to Sue Norway - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
The children bred in Himmler's so-called "Lebensborn" program to breed an Aryan master race are suing Norway in the European Court of Human Rights for decades of discrimination.
Many have been ostracized since birth and some even locked away in mental institutions.
The children of the Lebensborn project were ostracized by Norwegian society -- some accused them of being Nazi sympathizers and others discounted them as mentally or genetically defective.
www.spiegel.de /international/0,1518,470616,00.html   (568 words)

  
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The latter was naturally difficult because an individual ostracized by one group might be a bad member of any group.
In a small tribe, everyone knows who has been ostracized; it is not feasible for an offender to assume some new identity or move to a new part of town.
But boycotting and ostracizing dishonest trading partners, far from being selfless service to the public good, is in one's immediate interest.
www.gmu.edu /departments/economics/bcaplan/thesis2.txt   (10074 words)

  
 Document sans nom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
OSTRACIZED was founded by Franck and David at the beginning of 2002.
OSTRACIZED is a thrash/death metal band influenced by bands like Carcass, Testament, At the Gates, Meshuggah, with amazing guitar parts mixing melodies, aggressive riffs, solo duels, vocals between thrash and death style, groovy bass and powerful drum parts.
The style of OSTRACIZED combines aggressivity of thrash metal and power of death metal with a melodic approach.
pagesperso.laposte.net /ostracized/bio/bio.htm   (86 words)

  
 Ghostly Talk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
NEW DELHI - An Indian girl was dragged to a witch doctor and ostracized for carrying the “devil’s child”.
Chhabi Shabar, 17, was ostracized from her village in eastern India and taken to a witch doctor when her stomach started swelling up a few months ago, the Telegraph newspaper reported.
Village elders took Chhabi to a witch doctor who proclaimed she was carrying the “devil’s child”, the report said.
www.ghostlytalk.com /printarticle550.html   (261 words)

  
 Cold shoulder, silent treatment do more harm than good
Some purposely hurt others by not inviting them to a party or ignoring them at work, and others may not even realize they are ostracizing someone when they ignore a new temporary employee or a friend after a disagreement.
When a person is ostracized for even a brief period of time, the anterior cingulate cortex, the part of the brain that detects pain, is activated, Williams says.
The people who are ostracizing often feel a strong sense of belonging with each other, as well as feeling empowered, Williams says.
news.uns.purdue.edu /UNS/html3month/2005/050727.Williams.exclusion.html   (979 words)

  
 CS240 Assignment 2
That is, from my experience, to give yourself a situation, ostracized from outside environment and withdrow your activities.
I have been helping a classmate, who was ostracized by all other classmates, because the classroom teachers asked me to do.
My possition in relationship was neutral among the ostracized girl, all other classmates, and teachers first, however, it turned me into a subject of isolation from and against all classmates including the ostracized girl I helped, with some little misunderstandings what I have done.
www.cs.rochester.edu /u/dana/csc240_Fall97/Kaori_Ohi   (874 words)

  
 Jewish sect ostracized over Iran meeting - Boston.com
For decades, the Jewish community just barely tolerated a small, fiercely anti-Zionist sect as its members traveled the world, denouncing Israel's existence and embracing its enemies.
But when a delegation from Neturei Karta hugged Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a conference questioning the Holocaust last month, that was too much.
Now, the ultra-Orthodox group is being ostracized on three continents, denounced by rabbis, banned from synagogues and harassed in the streets.
www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2007/01/27/jewish_sect_ostracized_over_iran_meeting/?p1=MEWell_Pos4   (843 words)

  
 .::Ostracized : Prelude to Destruction : 2003 : Auto-production Chronique www.obskure.com:::.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
.::Ostracized : Prelude to Destruction : 2003 : Auto-production Chronique www.obskure.com:::.
Le style que crée Ostracized sonne ainsi à la fois résolument moderne par son ambition et respectueux des meilleurs critères de qualités établis par les groupes de références.
Coup de maître et assurément pas la chance du débutant : Ostracized a le potentiel pour devenir une pointure d’une scène en évolution.
www.obskure.com /chroniques/ostracized-prelude-to-destruction.htm   (227 words)

  
 Ostracized For Not Being Part of the Predominant Religion of Utah - Globe Link - Opinion
Ostracized For Not Being Part of the Predominant Religion of Utah
Gentiles feel pressured and in some cases are ostracized for not being part of the predominant religion of the state, while the LDS are unjustly criticized for their beliefs and practices.
Since the state is practically half and half, many of that religion feel like they're the ones being ostracized.
www.slccglobelink.com /news/2005/04/19/Opinion/Ostracized.For.Not.Being.Part.Of.The.Predominant.Religion.Of.Utah-928907.shtml   (702 words)

  
 Writing English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The correct answer is (B) To exclude; to shun; to keep from society, privileges, etc.; to refrain deliberately from having sociable contact with, particularly in order to punish.
Once the police had charged Elizabeth, her friends ostracized her.
Most inhabitants ostracized him after he openly criticized the village elders.
www.writingenglish.com /verbpower/ostracizea.htm   (49 words)

  
 Ostracize - Definition of Ostracize by Webster's Online Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
To banish from society, by a general consent; to exclude from social, political, or private favor; to exclude from conversation or friendship; to shun; as, he was ostracized by his former friends.
A person may be ostracized by a formal vote or by a widespread but informal agreement.
ostracize - expel from a community or group
www.webster-dictionary.org /definition/ostracize   (114 words)

  
 Lifetimetv.com: Odd Girl Out - Ostracized
Then one day everything changed: a rumor started going around saying that I had slept with my boyfriend (this was in junior high).
I was immediately labeled a slut and ostracized by all my friends.
I pretended to be unbothered by all the snickers, cruel words, mean looks, and ostracism.
www.lifetimetv.com /movies/originals/oddgirlout/mystory.php?id=1584   (658 words)

  
 No Life 'til Metal - CD Gallery - Grip Inc.
Songs like "Ostracized" with it's thrash groove are downright infectious.
Combined with some excellent musicianship, downright mean and nasty barked vocals and strong production, "Power of Inner Strength" has to be on of the gems of the metal underground.
Perhaps it is the experimental elements, or the fact that Grip Inc. is not a Slayer rip-off.
www.nolifetilmetal.com /gripinc.htm   (398 words)

  
 Re: New phylogenetic theory (was Re: I will be ostracized because of this)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
New phylogenetic theory (was Re: I will be ostracized because of this)
Prev by Date: Re: I will be ostracized because of this
Previous by thread: New phylogenetic theory (was Re: I will be ostracized because of this)
dml.cmnh.org /1998Feb/msg00766.html   (222 words)

  
 Load Your Gun, Reject Your Child - For God    (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
She coalesces with the NRA yet has ostracized her only daughter because she is gay.
I find it even more troubling that Sadie Fields, the president of the Christian Coalition of Georgia, has ostracized her only daughter because she is gay.
Action Alerts on behalf of the NRA, and the two groups once sat on a discussion panel together.
homepage.mac.com /yellowcanary/iblog/C748923296/E1772712203   (780 words)

  
 Konrad Weiss: The Right of Asylum
It was written as a result of first-hand experience of guilt, persecution and suffering.
It was possible to write it because German men and women had experienced themselves what it means for the victims of persecution to find refuge, for outcasts to be welcome, for those ostracized to be respected.
It was necessary to write it because German men and women were deeply shocked by the guilt in which they had participated silently, passively or actively.
www.bln.de /k.weiss/te_asyl.htm   (1586 words)

  
 Holistic Design Forums - Unofficial Character Creation Errata
The Curse of Ostracism (mild) is stated as being part of the Upbringing stage of an Ur-Ukar, however p93 Building Alien Characters, Ur-Ukar specifies the Affliction of Ostracized (moderate +2 pts).
Vorox are stated as having the Affliction Ostracized (mild) for +1 pt.
Vorox are stated as having the Affliction Ostracized (mild affliction +1 pt).
forums.holistic-design.com /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=339   (2449 words)

  
 Press: Gadjo Dilo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Also, the fact that he comes from the society that has ostracized them makes him an unwelcome addition.
Their expressiveness about every aspect of life — whether it’s the pain of being ostracized, the celebration of love, or mourning — is eye-opening.
The dancing, story-telling and conversation reveal a way of life so unlike anything we’re used to that, like Stephane, we leave finding more than we bargained for.
www.anchoragepress.com /archives/document1d50.html   (364 words)

  
 Rambam - Torah.org
Laqish under *Nidui* - rather, the one he ostracized (would place Resh Laqish under *Nidui*), if he felt his honor offended, then his *NIdui* would be valid.
YE: Two possibilities: according to the Kessef Mishneh, RABD is _validating R: In the Gemara (BT Mo'ed Katan 17a), we find that Rebbi's maidservant ostracized someone for striking his older son, claiming that he was violating "Do not put a stumbling block before a blind person".
According to Kessef Mishneh, RABD is supporting R's identification of the general rule of "causing a blind person to stumble" - and not _only_ striking one's older son.
www.torah.org /learning/rambam/talmudtorah/tt6.14.html   (1553 words)

  
 Help Needed -Activists Ostracized
The latest in the Escalante vs. Environmentalists saga is a movement to ostracize Patrick and Tori.
The Escalante Outfitters (proprietors Barry and Celeste Bernards) not only refused to sell a map to Patrick, but told the police they don't want him in their store again.
Businesses that have not responded to the pressure to ostracize us include the Serenidad Gallery, the Sinclair station, Cottam's 66, Frontier Service, First Security Bank, Griffin's market, Escalante's Bed and Breakfast, South Central Utah Telephone, and Escalante City.
www.sonomacountyfreepress.com /archives/nuke/helpneeded.html   (711 words)

  
 German Chancellor Schroeder calls for tax avoiders to be ostracized--A term from the Middle Ages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The chancellor has called for people who have move abroad to save taxes to be ostracized.
To ostracize somebody in the Middle Ages meant declaring the person who had broken the law as being without honor and without rights.
Why not, Schroeder has already ostracized himself from most of the voters in Germany.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1046704/posts   (1450 words)

  
 TD Jakes Books and Ministry
His sermons are broadcast to a potential audience of over one billion people.
In his own words, Bishop TD Jakes' ministry reaches out to people "who've been abused, molested, in jail, ostracized, or criticized." Those people "can come to Christ, need not hide who they were, can be rehabilitated, can become productive--and God has grace to receive them."
Thomas Dexter Jakes was born on June 9, 1957 in South Charleston, West Virginia to Ernest Sr., a businessmen and entrepreneur, and Odith, an educator.
www.christnotes.org /_td-jakes.asp   (428 words)

  
 Hardy and Hill both present the reader with female characters who are isolated and ostracized by society. Compare and ...
Hardy and Hill both present the reader with female characters who are isolated and ostracized by society.
Coursework and Essays: By Level: GCSE: Literature: Short Stories: Thomas Hardy: Hardy and Hill both present the reader with female characters who are isolated and ostracized by society.
Below is a short sample of the essay "Hardy and Hill both present the reader with female characters who are isolated and ostracized by society.
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 I noticed that too... but in Jackie's defense - I don't think anyone was "ostracized". Earlier in the day I saw her ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Earlier in the day I saw her holding the little girl that you are referencing.
In reply to: 's message, "Don't feel alone: I don't know if anyone other than myself noticed but there was another little girl there in the 0-4 who helped crown, as returning royalty and she wasn't even introduced.
Not a great way to treat your royalty, picking some out for special treatment and others get ostracized.
www.voy.com /82812/5/15729.html   (208 words)

  
 Hixson ostracized for taking stand - The Northerner - Letters to Editor
I am writing this letter in support of my good friend, fraternity brother, and running mate for the 2004 SGA presidential election, Andy Hixson.
Now that Andy has taken a stand against what he, I, and others in SGA believe were unconstitutional procedures in the approval of the new constitution; he has been ostracized from the rest of the SGA executive committee.
If you're going to impeach an executive board member for bringing discredit to SGA, which Andy has most definitely not done, then why not impeach the other member of the executive board who has brought discredit to SGA.
www.thenortherner.com /news/2004/03/24/LettersToEditor/Hixson.Ostracized.For.Taking.Stand-639684.shtml   (169 words)

  
 Dissertations, Essays on Are homosexual people ostracized in the contemporary life of Brisbane and does this cause ...
Dissertations, Essays on Are homosexual people ostracized in the contemporary life of Brisbane and does this cause social segregation between gay and straight people?
Are homosexual people ostracized in the contemporary life of Brisbane and does this cause social segregation between gay and straight people?
Title: Are homosexual people ostracized in the contemporary life of Brisbane and does this cause social segregation between gay and straight people?
www.essayboom.com /essay/Are_homosexual_people_ostraciz-143612.html   (242 words)

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