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Author:

Robbins, Alexandra, 1976-

Title:

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

Publisher:

Hyperion,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

x, 436 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Group identity.
Conformity.
Social isolation.
Middle school students.
High school students.

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.

ISBN:

1401302025 (hardback)
9781401302023 (hardback)

LCCN:

2011002181

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