The Need To Belong. Similarity.
As a parent, the hardest thing to deal with is the loss of a child. One expects to leave their children in passing, not the other way around. For the members in Fathers Forever, they all suffered from this such tragedy. Together, they formed this men’s club that has provided them with comfort, guidance, and an outlet for discussing their tragedies which has lead to healing in doing so. This group of men satisfy their need to belong through the organization of Fathers Forever. Their relationships with one another can also be explained by similarity (in this case, the loss of a child), which is a factor of attraction.
The Two Ingredients to Belongingness are when:
· 1. People want to have some kind of regular social contact
· 2. People want a stable framework of an ongoing relationship in which mutual concern is shared for one another
Having either one of these generates partial satisfaction. For the men in Fathers Forever, they satisfy their need to belong with their involvement in the organization. The friendships formed there keep them from isolation and loneliness because they feel connected to the group.
Additionally, the appeal of similarity in the personal tragedies of Fathers Forever helps establish and promote liking among the men. The fathers are brought together by their loss, producing an attraction to one another in forming the group. Groups composed of similar others find friendship and help to make each other live better. For these fathers, they are a part of a group where they can all cope and heal together. The social psychological theory of the need to belong and similarity helps explain why groups or organizations are often formed under similar interests. These environments help to foster the human relations that we so desire and hope to achieve in life.
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