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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 436 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2011002181 Type of material Book Personal name Robbins, Alexandra, 1976-Main title The geeks shall inherit the Earth: popularity, quirk theory, and why outsiders thrive after high school / Alexandra Robbins. Published/Created New York: Hyperion, 2011. Description x, 436 p.; 24 cm. ISBN 9781401302023 (hbk. ) 1401302025 (hbk. ) 9781401303778 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions) 1401303773 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions) LC classification HM753. R63 2011 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. LC Subjects Group identity. Conformity. Social isolation. Middle school students. High school students. Form/Genre Electronic books. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-433). Computer file info Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 4599 KB). Dewey class no. 303.3/2408350973 Other class no. EDU000000 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn641534585
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