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Principles of Social Psychology

The need to belong may be greater than the need for meaning, which may be why post-World War I Germans gravitated toward Hitler as opposed toward the Communists: the latter offered the people an ideology whereas the Nazis gave a sense of belonging.People's struggles to "connect" with others is a central theme of their life stories. Isolation and loneliness run contrary to human nature, which is perhaps why solitary confinement is considered one of the most severe forms of punishment and why various political and religious groups use "banning" as a form of retribution. In South Africa in the mid-1970s, for instance, black activist Ms. Winnie Mandela was banned by the Justice Minister. She could meet with more than one person at a time except for a member of her immediate family. Observed a member of the Institute of Race Relations, "On a sociological level, it's almost an effort to turn someone into a nonperson, to expunge him, to pretend he doesn't exist" "Banning: Unique South African Punishment."

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