The geeks shall inherit the Earth popularity, quirk theory, and why outsiders thrive after high school
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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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The geeks shall inherit the Earth : |b popularity, quirk theory, and why outsiders thrive after high school / |c Alexandra Robbins. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Hyperion, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a x, 436 p. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Meet the cafeteria fringe -- Late summer to early fall: the popularity myth. Quirk theory and the secret of popularity -- Why are popular people mean? -- Fall: why quirk theory works. In the shadow of the freak tree -- It's good to be the cafeteria fringe -- Winter: outcast profiling and other dangers. Challenges -- Misperceptions -- Late winter to early spring: being excluded doesn't mean anything's wrong with you. A brief introduction to group psychology -- Why labels stick: the motivations of the normal police -- Spring: quirk theory's origins: why these issues are hardest in school. Changing perceptions -- Two steps forward, one step back -- Late spring to early summer: popular vs. outcast. Popularity doesn't lead to happiness -- The rise of the cafeteria fringe -- Cafeteria fringe: lucky and free. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-433). | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Group identity. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Conformity. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Social isolation. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Middle school students. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a High school students. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Hays, Sara Light tribute. | |
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