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In her book, Alexandra Robbins explores the ways group identity theories play out among cliques - and the students they exclude. She reveals the new labels students stick onto each other today, the long-term effects of this marginalization, and the reasons students falling under these categories are...

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Main Author: Robbins, Alexandra, 1976-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Hyperion, 2011.
Subjects:
Group identity.
Conformity.
Social isolation.
Middle school students.
High school students.
Online Access:Go to Downloadable eBook Here.
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Summary:In her book, Alexandra Robbins explores the ways group identity theories play out among cliques - and the students they exclude. She reveals the new labels students stick onto each other today, the long-term effects of this marginalization, and the reasons students falling under these categories are often shunned.
Physical Description:x, 436 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-433).
ISBN:9781401302023 (hbk.)
1401302025 (hbk.)
Author Notes:Alexandra Robbins is on the staff of The New Yorker and has written for numerous magazines and newspapers. A Yale graduate, she lives in the Washington, D.C. area.


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