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

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1 online resource (x, 436 p.)
Publisher:
New York : Hyperion, 2011.
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- ISBN: 1401303773 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781401303778 (electronic bk.)
Bibliography, etc.: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-433). |
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 ... Read More |
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. |
Source of Description: | Description based on print version record. |
Citation:
Robbins, Alexandra.
"The geeks shall inherit the Earth : popularity, quirk theory, and why outsiders thrive after high school."
New York :
Hyperion,
2011.
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