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.
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I am confused about what you mean by aggression? Is it violent behaviors or wanting to succeed in everything they do? I am taking it as wanting to succeed since that is the only way if seems to fit to be in school popularity. I am also confused are your younger siblings on the same medication as your sister for seizures? If so, you might want to think about the reason she gets aggressive is because of her bodys chemicals and how they reacted to the medication. We are all different so our bodys respond differently even if we are siblings. That is just something to think about. The sentence that you start the aggression could..... in the the second paragraph is that referring to your sisters aggression or just the topic of aggression? Also I would elaborate about your sisters aggression and how that relates to her social status/popularity at school.
ReplyDeleteI like that you included the research that you found in the article. I had not realized that biology and genetics played a role in popularity and social status. You also defined the perceptions of popularity which played a key role in allowing me to really understand your line of inquiry.
ReplyDeleteCreating a connection between the experiences of your sister and role or social status in high school would be great to tie your research and her experiences together.