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relational aggression can be difficult: See, for example, Wiseman.
students reward populars: Interview, University of Missouri psychology professor Amanda Rose. See also Rose, “Overt and Relational Aggression . . .”
“I throw a lot of parties”: Interview.
“We crushed their dreams”: Interview.
various other groups: Interviews.
Female athletes: Interviews.
even teachers and administrators: Interviews.
keep perceived popularity: See, for example Mayeaux: “Growing evidence suggests that children’s reliance on aggressive behavior increases after they achieve high status, perhaps as a means of protecting their status, in response to a sense of elitism, or as a way to combat the resentment directed toward them from less popular peers.”
realigning relationships: See, for example, Adler.
Meanness is a language: See Merten.
“Is there anyone fighting for those rights?” For additional resources, see The Trevor Project: www.thetrevorproject.org; PFLAG (Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays): http://community.pflag.org; GLSEN (Gay/Lesbian/Straight Educator Network): http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html; Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund: www.lambdalegal.org; and information and discussion boards at The Gay Youth Corner: http://www.thegyc.com and Queer Attitude: http://www.queerattitude.com. Thank you to Evan Cook for his assistance compiling this list.
the ruling clique there: Interviews.
“usually the cheerleader or good-old-boy types”: Interview.
“this is how I felt in high school”: Interview.
“It was the most disturbing”: Interview.
other administrators and teachers openly: Interview.
Teachers in various states: Interview.
“The labels are the ‘veterans’ ”: Interview. Many other teachers also mentioned this distinction in interviews.
“There were the ‘haves’ ”: Interview.
secretaries who gossip: Interviews.
“the distinct impression”: Interview.
an intimidating drama teacher: Interview.
“as if I am special ed. also”: Interview.
“mean-girlish” teachers: Interviews.
“I have seen teachers try”: Interview.
cliques palming off: Interviews.
“the worst part about cliques”: Interview.
hostilities among teachers: Interviews.
“teacher gossip frenzy”: Interview.
rationalize them by saying: Interviews.
“get together over margaritas”: Interview.
mechanical model: for a photo of Blue’s model, please visit www.facebook.com/pages/AuthorAlexandraRobbins.
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“Eccentric, over-the-top”: Interview.
“The sci-fi convention”: Interview.
“The otaku, or odd person group”: Interview.
“Socially awkward and totally irritating”: Interview.
“They’re completely different”: Interview.
“freaky kids, drama kids”: Interview.
Suzanne, Laney, Allie, Flor: Interviews.
DIY: Indies are not the only group to identify with the DIY ethic. See, for example, Traber, Daniel S. “L.A.’s ‘White Minority’: Punk and the Contradictions of Self-Marginalization,” Cultural Critique, No. 48, Spring 2001.
“stands out”: Interview.
groups to form judgments: See, for example, Manstead, Antony S. R. and Hewstone, Miles, eds. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology, 1996.
polarization occurs for three reasons: Ibid.
juries whose individual members: See Myers, D. G. and Bishop, G. D. “Discussion effects on racial attitudes,” Science, Vol. 169, 1970. See also Bray, Robert M. and Noble, Audrey M. “Authoritarianism and Decisions of Mock Juries; Evidence of Jury Bias and Group Polarization,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 36, No. 12, 1978.
study of civil liberties decisions: See Walker, Thomas G. and Main, Eleanor C. “Choice Shifts in Political Decisionmaking: Federal Judges and Civil Liberties Cases,” Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1973.
group polarization in France: See Moscovici, Serge and Zavalloni, Marisa. “The Group as a Polarizer of Attitudes,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1969.
group polarization can make students: See, for example, Myers and Bishop.
evaluations of faculty: See, for example,