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Stargirl Chapter 19

Stargirl Chapter 19. Amish Shunning. What is shunning?. Shunning is a form of social avoidance. It is an alteration of behavior towards an individual who has willfully violated rules of the church.

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Stargirl Chapter 19

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  1. Stargirl Chapter 19 Amish Shunning

  2. What is shunning? Shunning is a form of social avoidance. It is an alteration of behavior towards an individual who has willfully violated rules of the church. Shunning may take the form of eating separately, not doing business with a person, not accepting gifts or rides from a shunned individual, and generally excluding a person from community activities.

  3. Why do the Amish practice shunning? Shunning is a practice fundamental to Amish identity. Social shunning occurs when an individual has violated the guidelines for daily living and has been excommunicated from the church.

  4. “Tough love” Amish practice shunning in order to get a deviant person to see the error in his/her ways, change behavior, and reaffirm his/her commitment to the church. Without rules and shunning, the integrity of the Amish church would rapidly disintegrate.

  5. How does this relate to Stargirl? Can you name any other examples of someone shunned?

  6. Have you ever felt shunned?

  7. Notes taken from Amish America http://amishamerica.com/why-do-the-amish-practice-shunning

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