social acceptance
Fitting in well
Social acceptance is the state of being regarded favorably or included by a group.
It ranges from basic tolerance to full embrace as a member in good standing.
People seek social acceptance from peers, families, and communities; lacking it can cause profound distress.
Teenagers often modify their behavior to gain social acceptance.
The term also applies to ideas or practices becoming mainstream: Social acceptance of interracial marriage has grown dramatically since the 1960s.
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- inclusionBeing made part
- conformityAdherence to norms
- sense of belongingFeeling included and accepted
- belongingState of fitting in
group identity · self-esteem · validation · diversity · assimilation · stigma · peer pressure · friendship · rejection · left out · trust · fitting in · identity · prejudice · popularity · cool kids · empathy · finding your tribe
- social developmentsocialization, friendship, belonging, sharing, turn-taking
- social pressurepeer pressure, conformity, expectations, fitting in, norms
- motivationmotivation, drive, motivate, inspire, encouragement
- motivationsambition, drive, desire, goal, goals
- LGBTQ+ rightsgay rights, equal rights, lesbian rights, transgender rights, LGBTQ+ rights
- rainbow familiesrainbow families, rainbow family, same-sex parents, two dads, two moms
social acceptancesocial rejection
Exclusion by one's peers
ostracism · exclusion · social exclusion · banishment · shunning
social acceptancedisapproval
Unfavorable opinion expressed
stigmatization · social stigma · censure · denunciation · public shaming
social acceptancesocial isolation
Lack of human contact
alienation · estrangement · loneliness · disconnection · detachment