What causes specific stereotyping in High-schools, eg emo, popular, goth, nerds etc...characteristics of them.
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Differences between different people cause stereotypes. Also refer to the movies of the 80s' for more on stereotypes. An emo is mostly known for crying and depression and is usually assoiciated with bands like Fall Out Boy. A nerd is usually known for games like World Of Warcraft and being good at math. The preps, or usually popular kids are involved in sports like cheerleading and always has on the latest styles. These are a nerd's worst enemy. A goth is a metalhead to the extreme. They are feared by popular kids and idolized by nerds. This is the high school system at a glance.
1050855
I do my best not to stereotype people and I have gotten pretty good at it, but I was guilty of it in the past for sure.  Most of the time my stereotyping is not racial or religious or based on hair color though.  It is more based on social cliques and behaviors and I really do try my hardest to avoid it.
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I get what you're saying, but its not that easy.\n\nHow do you propose people be who they are?  How do they know who they are?\n\nAnd more importantly, WHY are they who they are?  We are who we are BECAUSE of society.  Like the person above me said- you wear clothes because its the norm in this society.  Your views are almost definitely influenced HEAVILY by society. Appearance is the same.  \n\nI used to be all caught up in this "be yourself" BS, but I think the majority of the people in the world ARE being themselves, even if somewhat subdued around those they don't know.  For instance, people choose clothes on the basis of what appeals to them and what THEY think looks cool.  One person likes something, and another person doesn't, yet the first person wears it anyways.  Just because a large number of other people- discounting the one in the example- wear similar clothes doesn't mean he/she likes them any less.  Trying to be different just to be different is fun, but often it's a load of crap.\n\nHonestly, it's best if we don't even worry about stereotypes.  I try not to stereotype others, and I don't stereotype myself, because I realize there's more to me than just the way I dress or the way I act, and the same goes for the dumb, blonde cheerleaders, the "individual" punks, the goths and emo kids, and the big, stupid jocks.  You say they aren't being themselves, but do you really know their selves so well that you can make that judgement?\n\nI'm all for individuality, but being an individual doesn't mean changing so you're different than others, and it's not all about appearances.  Nobody can tell anyone else that they aren't "being themselves", because how the hell do they know?
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The emo kids I have met only present that way.  Well young adults I should say.  They actually seem quite adventuruous with consuption and sex.  Funny that.
1049639
Yes and no. Highschool was a blast sometimes, especially because I had a tight group of friends. But there was so much immaturity, so much gossip and backstabbing, people caring way too much what everyone else thought of them, etc. It's a tough time!
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Whining, B*tching, Pissing, Moaning....... Being preppy, stuck up, ignorant, not open to new opinions.\n\nLack of hygene, being lazy, and not caring about personal appearance.\n\nComplaining about: Looks; how fat they are; stuffing their face with chocolate while complaining; etc.\n\nand talking about ex-boyfriends (i just dont want to hear it).\n\nyeah that pretty much sums it up
814348
emo comes from ''emotion''........its really just a high school trend that will soon fade away....plus no one over thirty is emo.....lol.....its more about being beautifully depressed...and looking for attention......i wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself....
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Stereotyping is when you form a fixed idea or image of a group of people, then you assume that everyone in the group will behave or be the same (while you may only meet only one person or a few people from the group).\n\nDiscrimination is somewhat similar to Stereotyping, but this one is more like a comparison between/ among groups. Then one group will be treated differently from another.\n\nTo me, stereotyping is just a whole idea of a group of people, for example, when we think of a person from a country, we will think of how 'people' from that country is like. Can be bad and good, but no comparison (I think). And it is more on culture, tradition and beliefs that people in a country have followed, so that others know that these are unique to whom.\n\nOr it can be a famous school/ college. Students in a famous school is stereotyped as a smart person no matter how really smart he/she is.\n\nFor discrimination, we see often. In some countries, people discriminate against women but in favour of men. Or racial discrimination.\n\nI think this is it... but perhaps you can also check more on the Internet.. There should be the info somewhere..\n\nLink below may help :)
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emo used to be just a type of music. and emo beliefs aren't different. emo kids are said to be more emotional but emo isn't even short for emotional if you actually know what it means. and emo isn't necessarily dashboard confessional or hawthorne heights. it wasn't when the term first originated.\n\ncharacteristics: side bangs, band shirts, guys in girl pants, often associated with being bi or gay or being a cutter\n\nemo teens just are another stereotype\nyes, maybe they are in touch with their emotions but it's not exactly what it was supposed to be.\nemo kids are generally more understanding of different things... such as homosexuality, different races, etc.\nit's just another way of expression
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For the same reason people stereotype anything at all.\n\nBasically, the brain is a very economic organ; it learns that one thought (object) can cover a large number of items (subjects).\n\nWhilst in most cases this is true (for example, dogs bark, cats mew), in some cases it is not always true (for example, birds fly).\n\nThis "stereotyping" is often applied socially. Whilst it is not necessarily correct to do this in every case, you cannot blame people for thinking like this; it is how our brains work.
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well i have a couple\nthey have less of a social life and interaction with other people and because of that if they later decide to start going to public school in high school like a few people i know did they are kind of thought of as being nerdy and dont really know a lot of the slang...which i suppose is also a good thing sometimes, but they have to learn everything like that.
275704
Once you get out of high school the color of your hair will not matter anymore. These people are stereotyping you because it is probably the only thing they can think of in order to make fun of you. Just have fun and don't worry.
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When kids in school have low self esteem they make fun of other kids.  Just know that deep down something is not right with them, and try to ignore it. If they don't get a reaction out of you it won't be fun for them anymore.
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Social pressure: Peers, fitting in, so-called popularity, industry-implanted "trends". Things like excessive individualism, non-conformism, sexual preferences, above-average intelligence, lack of social skills, racial or cultural differences, or simply shyness are often resented and shunned by the group.\nMedia stereotypation and propaganda ensures that teenager groups, and most of them as adults also, fear and reject anything that's "different" from them.\nParental pressure: From the typical parents that want their children to become all what they weren't able to be. These are the kind of asshole parents that force their children to do sports when they don't want to, or to take musical classes, to get excessively high grades, etc.\nAlso, careless parents that don't give a damn about their children are a form of pressure. Both opposites are negative.\nAcademic pressure: Some teachers may discriminate students either because of their intelligence, behaviour, race, culture or ideas. Unjust punishments or unfair grades by over-zealous teachers are not uncommon.\nSexual pressure: Teenagers are developing their sexuality, so this may be a time of great confusion and desperation for them.\nMedia pressure: To sell their sh*t to children, corporate media often promotes a culture of competitivity, shallowness and close-mindedness that is then reflected on the social behaviour of the teenagers.\n\nMany of these problems can be adressed with proper counseling, and good and moderately-strict parenting. \nMost of the social issues and fear of those who are different, however, are unresolved social problems existing in our whole society. Children often reflect the views they are taught at home, and act as a mirror of the deepest anxieties and prejudices existing in society.\nTo change that, we have to change our consumerist, shallow, close-minded society altogether.
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Grouping people is usually done for statistical purposes, say for example, people who have high speed internet connections. You would place people in this group based soley on the knowledge that they have high speed internet. Stereotyping is when you place people in a group without real knowledge about them, but rather, on the inference that they belong there. Stereotyping is also usually done out of ignorance, and is usually, but not always, done in a negative frame of mind. For example, white people can't dance, black guys can play basketball, etc.
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Well generalizations/ stereotypes come from some basis of truth but that leads to a mistaken belief that covers 100% of the race that stereotype is attached to.  Even a tribe of people deep in the Amazon could have given type of feature but I'll bet at least a few of them don't fit it completely. Humans are a mixed up bag of personalities aren't they ;-)
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emo is a type of music and thats all. but people decided it should be added to the long list of stereotypes that already exist. and no matter how much you wish it would end, its not going to.....because everyone stereotypes and everyone is stereotyped....thats just the way it works. the problem is that too many people let it get to them. and until they can get over it and care less about what other people think then its not going to get better.