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  The media plays a role in the way adolescents live their lives at school. This is one thing I found agreeable during research. This is because most people watch tv and media, participate in the media, and is entertained by both.Certain teen programs rather than teaching teens about real life issues, or morality, raise dramatic ambitions in teen ego.(Baurlein, 72).  In movies, TV shows and amongst peers you see the most "popular" teen portrayed a certain way and behaving certain way,  and many teens tend to imitate and want to be who they see. In the media, advertising clothes, certain electronic devices and etc. appeal to adolescents and they decide what clothes is looked at as acceptable, what attitude is acceptable to have a particular kind of status in school. In a class we answered a question, "Does the media influence us or do we influence the media?" The most likely answer is both. The same case is here, The popular act is influenced by the media, and the the media is influenced by how teens behave while under the influence of the media and peers.

    To know how teens are affected by their social status, it is important  to understand how teens value a certain social status. To understand how adolescents value their social status, we have to know what causes them to value it that way. I agree that the media is a big cause.

   Another thing i learned in research is the Quirk theory. It states that the many traits adolescents were teased at school for are the same traits that others will value in adult-hood.(Robbins 6) I agree with this because extreme interest in a subject( i.e math, science, computer) "nerdy", and care for the "little people" are traits some employees look for when they hire, and This also applies to the good characteristic of teens who aren't teased in school, such as a cheerful personality, or being well rounded.

  This stood out in agreement with me because it's ironic, usually the things that others didn't like about you in school caused you to not like it either, and it worsens your life. But when you look at it in the what will make me successful way, it's being yourself. Many successful people had hard times as a child but being able to mature past that, and acting as themselves is what made them maintain success.

Entry 4: Draft 3

   Before I began this research I didn't really think adolescents these days cared much about popularity. I thought it was more like "this is the way I am deal with it", because there is always someone who you can be friends with, and those who dislike you almost always come around at some point. At least in high school from my experiences. I guess that's not the case in most places.

      I had to learn the difference between popularity and social status and the two types adolescents in peer groups. Perceived and sociometrically popular. I've learned that those unlikely attributes if they don't die out in the "popularity frenzy", could determine the success of teens as adults. Now I see the effects social status has on teens when i realize what teens do to obtain a high social status, or popularity. I see what teens give up and I understand why, but not why maturity does not over take those attributes when it comes to the real life after high school.

      It was shocking to realize what I was looking at but not seeing. Teens are driven by other teens and the media to take a big risk of losing themselves, their true attributes before someone else didn't like them. When so many teens as there are want a higher status, society's productiveness is getting pushed back. Since it takes so long for teens to mature, what could have been accomplished for instance by the age of thirty-five if ever accomplished could take to the age of fifty-five to succeed in. Adolescents are constantly competing with each other for who is the best at this and who looks the best at that, but we realize that in the near future the best will be the one who applied themselves the most. Thus those who were probably teased for their useful later in life attributes.

      Generations before had no choice but to do away with childlike behavior to survive, but generations ahead seem to be getting softer and not stronger. Biology could claim to be a cause in relation to aggressiveness and stubborn behavior among teens, but generations before those teen with the same attributes unlike teens could have used those attributes to better their lives and not impress others.

     How are teens affected by their social status and popularity? Social status, and popularity "runs" the lives of adolescents. They are influenced by the media and peers to look a certain way and act a certain way, and they do it for one reason, to be accepted. On the negative side, maturity takes longer and becomes harder to reach. Thus, adult success takes longer and becomes harder to reach. On the positive side for teens who have a particularly lower social status and do not engage themselves in popularity, it is just the opposite. From here arrives another question "why do we do this to ourselves?" or should it be "when will we stop"?

Entry 1: Draft 3

"How are teens and adolescents affected by popularity and social status ?"  is a question that I've always wondered about, and since the topic of popularity alone appeals to me, I decided to research the question.  I 'm not far from my teenage years so I believe it is important to know how teens are really affected by their attributes in school and amongst peers in the future.

      This topic interest me because of personal experience with social status. Life was more about social status than popularity in the schools I grew up in. People were who they were because that's who they were. Those who did things to fit in were looked down upon and eventually everyone was accepted by most people. I had only heard or read about adolescents who long for popularity, but during my research I found that most schools do have the those adolescents who engage themselves in extreme popularity and want high social status. How does it really affects us later.

      Originally I thought that traits adolescents acquired that were useless in adult-life situations are left behind in high school, or the early years of college. However in my research I found that those behaviors and attributes developed in high school can determine the kind of adult life of adolescents, and could stay with some.

   This blog affects teens, adolescents and young adults. It is important that teens realize if the lengths they go to reach popularity in school and their behavior in maintaining high popularity, high social status, or low popularity will affect their lives as adults.

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Under the circumstances that socially affiliated behaviors are in relation to likeness, popularity may have a biological origin (Burt 86). This is  a statement I found in an article by Alexandra Burt that I have to disagree with. In an analysis of  male adolescents, it was found that between the genes A-allelle, and G-allelle, those with G-allelle were more popular.  Meaning that the relationship between serotonin and popularity is partially genetic in the case where certain genes lead teens to experience to a particular social situation (Burt 86). After saying this Burt amitted that since behavior varies it would be impossible to conclude this. Teens who are perceived popular,  popular because they act out of their natural character, are proved to be more aggressive than those who are popular because of their natural character (Sandstrom, Cillessen 476). Therefore, perceived popular teens will do more wild things, but I don't believe that has anything to do with biology. There are many children whose parents or generations before them may have been aggressive, or may have had a stressful life event, and that child isn't aggressive or doesn't value popularity highly at all. It all has to do with the mind set of the child and what he or she values through their own personal experience.

      I understand that there are things in the blood system that could make you more dominant and aggressive therefore more reactive to others. But I also believe that can be changed with a certain mind set. My sister has to take certain pills for her seizures and she is a bit aggressive because of the pills, but a few of my other little brothers and sisters act the same way she does sometimes and they have no condition. The aggression could just be a result of being spoiled, or overwhelming stress from a personal experience. Just because aggressive behavior, or genes that enhance socially affiliated behavior may be inherited in the blood stream doesn't mean that behavior could ever have to surface.

Entry 5: Draft 2

Baurlein, Mark. “Their So-Called Lives.” Commentary. 132.2 (2011): 74-76. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Feb. 2012.

Antonius H. N. Cillessen, and Amanda J. Rose. “Understanding Popularity in the Peer System.” Current

Directions in Psychological Science.14.2 (2005):102-105. Web. 25 Feb. 2012.

Robbins, Alexandra. “The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: popularity, quirk theory, and why outsiders thrive after high school”. New York, NY: Hyperion, 2011. 6-9. Print.

Rubin, Kenneth H, Bukowski William M., and Laursen Brett P.. Handbook of Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups. New York: Guilford Press, 2009. 100-113. Print.

Sandstrom, Marlene J., and Antonius H. N. Cillessen. "Life After High School: Adjustment Of Popular Teens In Emerging Adulthood." Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 56.4 (2010): 474-499. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 12 Mar. 2012.

Burt, Alexandra. "A Mechanistic Explanation Of Popularity: Genes, Rule Breaking, And Evocative Gene–Environment Correlations." Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 96.4 (2009): 783-794. PsycARTICLES. Web. 12 Mar. 2012.

Entry 4: Draft 2

     Before I began this research, I didn't really think adolescents these days cared much about popularity. I thought it was more like "this is the way I am deal with it", because there is always someone who you can be friends with, and those who dislike you almost always come around at some point. At least in high school from my experiences. I guess that's not the case in most places.

      I had to learn the difference between popularity, and social status, realization of two types adolescents in peer groups. Perceived and sociometrically popular. I've learned that those unlikely attributes if they don't die out in the popularity game, could determine the success-fulness of teens as adults. Now I see the effects social status has on teens when i realize what teens do to obtain a high status, or popularity. I see what teens give up and I understand why, but not why maturity does not come quickly when it comes to the real life after high school.

      It was shocking to realize what I was looking at but not seeing. Teens are driven by other teens and the media to take a big risk of losing themselves, their true attributes before someone else didn't like them. When so many teens as there are want a higher status, society's productiveness is getting pushed back. Since it takes so long for teens to mature, what could have been accomplished for instance by the age of thirty-five, if ever accomplished could take to the age of fifty-five to succeed in. Adolescents are constantly competing with each other for who is the best at this and who looks the best at that, but we realize that in the near future the best will be the one who applied themselves the most. Thus those who were probably teased for their useful later in life attributes.

      Before I thought the backing up of productivity had all to do with laziness and not the will to apply one's-self. Now I've learned that immaturity, and different mind sets could be the basis of that laziness. Generations before had no choice but to do away with childlike behavior to survive, but generations ahead seem to be getting softer. Biology could claim to be a cause in relation to aggressiveness, and stubborn behavior among teens, but generations before those teen with the same attributes unlike teens could have used those attributes to better their lives and not impress others.

     How are teens affected by their social status, and popularity? Social status, and popularity "runs" the lives of adolescents. They are influenced by the media, and peers to look a certain way and act a certain way, and they do it for one reason, to be accepted. On the negative side, maturity takes longer, and becomes harder to reach. Thus adult success takes longer and becomes harder to reach. On the positive side for teens who have a particularly lower social status and do not engage themselves in popularity, it is just the opposite. From here arrives another question "why do we do this to ourselves?" or should it be "when will we stop" ?

Entry 3: Draft 2

     Biology and genetic play a role in popularity and social status was a statement I found in an article by Alexandra Burt. It is implying that certain behaviors from the desire to have a high social status is inherited. Teens who are perceived popular, popular because they act out of their natural character, are proved to be more aggressive than those who are popular because of their natural character. Therefore, perceived popular teens will do more wild things and I don't believe that has anything to do with biology. There are many children whose parents or generations before them may have been aggression, or may have had a stressful life event, and that child isn't aggressive or doesn't value popularity highly at all. It all has to do with the mind set of the child and what he or she values through their own personal experience.

      I understand that there are things in the blood system that could make you more dominant and aggressive therefore more reactive to others. But I also believe that can be changed with a certain mind set. My sister has to take certain pills for her seizures, and she is a bit aggressive because of the pills, but a few of my other little brothers and sisters act the same way she does sometimes, and they have no condition. The aggression could just be a result of being spoiled, or overwhelming stress from a personal experience. Just because aggressive behavior, or genes that enhance socially affiliated behavior may be inherited in the blood stream doesn't mean that behavior could ever have to surface.

source

Entry 2: Draft 2

  The media plays a role in the way adolescents live their lives at school. This is one thing I found agreeable during research. This is because most people watch tv and media, participate in the media, and is entertained by both. In movies and tv shows teens are portrayed a certain way,  and many teens  tend to imitate what they see, and want to be who they see. In the media, advertising clothes, certain electronic devices and etc. appeal to adolescents and they decide what clothes is looked at as acceptable, what attitude is acceptable to have a particular kind of status in school. In a class we answered a question, "Does the media influence us or do we influence the media?" The most likely answer is both. The same case is here, The popular act is influenced by the media, and the the media is influenced by how teens behave while under the influence of the media and peers.

This is important because to know how teens are affected by their social status, we have to understand how teens value a certain social status. To understand how adolescents value their social status, we have to know what causes them to value it that way. I agree that the media is a big cause.

source

   Another thing i learned in research is the Quirk theory. It states that the many traits adolescents were teased at school for are the same traits that others will value in adult-hood. I agree with this because extreme interest in a subject( i.e math, science, computer) "nerdy", and care for the "little people" are traits some employees look for when they hire, and This also applies to the good characteristic of teens who aren't teased in school, such as a cheerful personality, or being well rounded.

  This stood out in agreement with me because it's ironic, usually the things that others didn't like about you in school caused you to not like it either, and it worsens your life. But when you look at it in the what will make me successful way, it's being yourself. Many successful people had hard times as a child but being able to mature past that, and acting as themselves is what made them maintain success-fulness.

source

Entry 1: Draft 2

       I decided to research the inquiry question "How are teens and adolescents affected by popularity and social status ?" because the topic interests me. Since I 'm not far from my teenage years I believe it is important to know how teens are really affected by their attributes in school and amongst peers in the future.

      This topic interest me because of personal experience with social status. Life was more about social status than popularity in the schools I grew up in. People were who they were because that's who they were. Those who did things to fit in were looked down upon, and eventually everyone was accepted by most people. I had only heard or read about adolescents who long for popularity but during my research I found that most schools do have the popular act, and I wanted to know how it really affects us later.

      Originally I thought that adolescents and the popular act is left behind in high school, or the early years of college. However in my research I found that those behaviors and attributes developed in high school can determine the kind of adult life of adolescents, and could stay with some.

   This blog affects teens, adolescents and young adults. It is important that teens realize if the lengths they go to reach popularity in school and their behavior in maintaining high popularity or high social status will affect their lives as adults. Also the behavior of teens with a particularly lower social status.

Bibliography Entry 5: Draft 1

Baurlein, Mark. “Their So-Called Lives.” Commentary. 132.2 (2011): 74-76. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Feb. 2012.

Antonius H. N. Cillessen, and Amanda J. Rose. “Understanding Popularity in the Peer System.” Current

Directions in Psychological Science.14.2 (2005):102-105. Web. 25 Feb. 2012.

Robbins, Alexandra. “The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: popularity, quirk theory, and why outsiders thrive after high school”. New York, NY: Hyperion, 2011. 6-9. Print.

Rubin, Kenneth H, Bukowski William M., and Laursen Brett P.. Handbook of Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups. New York: Guilford Press, 2009. 100-113. Print.

Sandstrom, Marlene J., and Antonius H. N. Cillessen. "Life After High School: Adjustment Of Popular Teens In Emerging Adulthood." Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 56.4 (2010): 474-499. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 12 Mar. 2012.

Entry 4: Draft 1

I.  Really before I began this research, I didn't really think adolescents these days cared much about popularity. I thought it was more like "this is the way I am deal with it", because there is always someone who you can be friends with, and those who dislike you almost always come around at some point. At least in high school from my experiences.

a.   I've learned the difference between popularity, and social status, realization of to types adolescents in peer groups. Perceived and sociometrically popular. I've learned that those unlikely attributes if they don't die out in the popularity game,  could determine the success-fulness of teens as adults.

     1.   Now I see the effects social status has on teens when i realize what teen do to obtain a high status, or popularity. I see what teens give up and I understand why, but not why maturity does not come quickly when it comes to the real life after high school.

b.  What surprised me wasn't really a surprise it was just a realization of what I was looking at but not seeing. Teens are driven by other teens and the media to take a big risk of losing themselves.  When so many teens as there are want a higher status, society's productiveness is getting pushed back. Since it takes so long for teens to mature, what could have been accomplished by the age of thirty-five, if ever accomplished could take to the age of fifty-five to succeed in.

    1.  Adolescent constantly compete with each other for who is the best at this and who looks the best at that, but we realize that in the near future the best will be the one who applied themselves the most. Thus those who were probably teased for their useful later in life attributes.

    2.  Before I thought the backing up of productivity had all to do with laziness and not the will to apply one's-self.

    3.  Now I've learned that maturity, and different mind sets could be the basis of that laziness. Generations before had no choice but to do away with childlike behavior to survive, but generations ahead seem to be getting softer. Biology could claim to be a cause in relation to aggressiveness, and stubborn behavior among teens, but generations before those teen with the same attributes unlike teens could have used those attributes to better their lives and not impress others.

c.  How are teens affected by their social status, and popularity? Social status, and popularity "runs" the lives of adolescents. The are influenced by the media, and peers to look a certain way and act a certain way, and they do it for one reason, to be accepted. On the negative side, maturity takes longer, and becomes harder to reach. Thus adult success takes longer and becomes harder to reach. On the positive side for teens who have a particularly lower social status and do not engage themselves in popularity, it is just the opposite.

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I. Research Disagreements

a. Biology and genetic play a role in popularity and social status

1.   I disagree with this because it is implying that certain behaviors from the desire to have a high social status is inherited. There are many children whose parents or generations before them may have had an aggression, or a stressful life event, and that child isn't aggressive or doesn't value popularity highly at all. It all has to do with the mind set of the child and what he or she values through their own personal experience.

2.   I understand that there are things in the blood system that could make you more dominant and aggressive therefore more reactive to others. But I also believe that can be changed with a certain mind set. My sister has to take certain pills for her seizures, and she is a bit aggressive because of it, but a few of my other little brothers and sisters are the same way, and they have no condition. The aggression could just be a result of being spoiled.

3.   source

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I. Research Agreements

a.  In my research i learned that media plays a role in the way adolescents live their lives at        school.

1.   I agree with this because most people watch tv, and is entertained by it. In movies and tv shows teens are portrayed a certain way, and there are teens who tend to imitate what they see, and want to be who they see. In the media, advertising clothes, certain electronic devices and etc. appeal to adolescents and they decide what clothes is looked at as acceptable, what attitude is acceptable to have a particular kind of status in school.

2.  This is important because to know how teens are affected by their social status, we have to understand how teens value a certain social status. To understand how adolescents value their social status, we have to know what causes them to value it that way. I agree that the media is a big cause.

3.  source

b.   Another thing i learned in research is the Quirk theory. It states that the many traits adolescents were teased at school for are the same traits that others will value in adult-hood.

1.   I agree with this because extreme interest in a subject i.e math, science, computer "nerdy", and care for the "little people" are traits some employees look for when they hire, and This also applies to the good characteristic of teens who aren't teased in school, such as a cheerful personality, or being well rounded.

2.   This stood out in agreement with me because it's ironic, usually the things that others didn't like about you in school caused you to not like it either, and it worsens your life. But when you look at it in the what will make me successful way, it's being yourself, and that trait i believe determines your success.

3.  source

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I. Introduction

a. I decided to choose the inquiry question how are teens and adolescents affected by their social status in school because the topic interests me. I believe it is important to know how teens are really affected by their high school attributes in the long run.

1. The source of my interest is my experience with popularity. With the schools I grew up in the word did not exist, and being a follower was looked down on. Fitting in was the issue but never trying to be known by everyone.

2. Originally I thought that adolescents and the popular act is left behind in high school, or the early years of college. However in my research I found that those behaviors and attributes developed in high school can determine the kind of adult life of adolescents, and could stay with some.

b. This blog is important and affects teens, adolescents and  young adults.

1. This blog is important to me because i myself am a young adult, and it is important to know how and if my behavior is affecting my life in the near future.

2. it is important that teens realize if the lengths they go to reach popularity in school and their behavior in maintaining high popularity will affect their lives as adults. Also the behavior of teens with a particularly lower social status.