Sociology: Social Cliques in High School

Most every high school in America has its own set of "cliques" or social castes whose members mingle mostly within the one clique. Many schools have unique groups according to the area such as "surfers", "snow bunnies", and "hicks" referring to people who surf, snow ski/board, or take on more rural looks. However, most schools share some common groups such as "preppies" who are usually the upper class students with more money, "goths" who …

…there are both positive and negative outcomes of social cliques, including extreme depression a healthy feeling of acceptance at the opposite swing of the pendulum. Whether or not it has its dire attributes, it is crucial and indispensable for growth of the child's mind. Social groups lend a perfect environment for the experimentation of new individual personalities, of which one combination of the total will stay with the adolescent for the remainder of their lives.