Hazing
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| - | {{Template}}'''Hazing''' is an often ritualistic test, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform random, often meaningless tasks, sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. The definition can refer to either physical (sometimes violent) or mental (possibly degrading) practices. | + | {{Template}} |
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| + | '''Hazing''' ([[US English]]), '''initiation ceremonies''' ([[British English]]), [[:wikt:bastardisation|'''bastardisation''']] ([[Australian English]]), '''[[ragging]]''' ([[South Asia]]), or [[Deposition (university)|'''deposition''']], refers to the practice of [[ritual]]s, challenges, and other activities involving [[harassment]], [[abuse]] or [[humiliation]] used as a way of [[initiation|initiating]] a person into a [[Social group|group]] including a new fraternity, sorority, team, or club. | ||
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| + | Hazing is seen in many different types of social groups, including [[gang]]s, [[Team sport|sports teams]], schools, [[universities]], [[military unit]]s, and [[fraternities and sororities]]. The initiation rites can range from relatively benign pranks to protracted patterns of behavior that rise to the level of abuse or criminal misconduct. Hazing is often prohibited by law or prohibited by institutions such as colleges and universities because it may include either [[physical abuse|physical]] or [[psychological abuse]], such as [[humiliation]], [[nudity]], or [[sexual abuse]]. | ||
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Hazing (US English), initiation ceremonies (British English), bastardisation (Australian English), ragging (South Asia), or deposition, refers to the practice of rituals, challenges, and other activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group including a new fraternity, sorority, team, or club.
Hazing is seen in many different types of social groups, including gangs, sports teams, schools, universities, military units, and fraternities and sororities. The initiation rites can range from relatively benign pranks to protracted patterns of behavior that rise to the level of abuse or criminal misconduct. Hazing is often prohibited by law or prohibited by institutions such as colleges and universities because it may include either physical or psychological abuse, such as humiliation, nudity, or sexual abuse.
