Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-433)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The geeks shall inherit the Earth

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographypatent document

Oclc number

772430617

Responsibility statement

Alexandra Robbins

Sub title

popularity, quirk theory, and why outsiders thrive after high school

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

Classification