The geeks shall inherit the Earth : popularity, quirk theory, and why outsiders thrive after high school / Alexandra Robbins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robbins, Alexandra, 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity.

Conformity.

Social isolation.

Middle school students.

High school students.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

x, 436 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Hyperion, 2011.

System Details:

Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 4599 KB).

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.

Contents:

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 that 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-433).

ISBN:

9781401302023

1401302025

9781401303778

1401303773

OCLC:

641534585