The benefits of making friends who are different to you
ABC Everyday When Rahila was moved to mainstream classes later in high school, meeting the local students made her feel "born once again." ( Print text only Do all your friends look like you? Do they all think like you? Sometimes our schools, our communities and our social media make it so easy to be surrounded by people who are almost clones of us. And given we are awesome, that's great, right? It is human nature to find a sense of safety and validation in like-minded people, says Dr Helen Forbes-Mewett, deputy director of the Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre. But it can also be a recip...
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