Mean Girls - in a Sociological Perspective

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Mean Girls; In A Sociological Perspective

Autor: Stella 14 July 2011

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In reality, the movie 'Mean Girls' is a poorly thrown together, sorry excuse for a display of high school cliques. No matter how ridiculous it portrays the groups, however, the sociological value of it is correct to a 'tee'. In high schools these days, teenagers, especially girls, are rude, cruel, and approval seeking of their peers. Racial issues will always be present in high schools whether it be as cruel as stereotypes or as beneficial as associating race with intelligence. Homosexuals are viewed as almost taboo no matter how many movements have recently taken place for the legalization of marriage vows and acceptance of them. Social norms are displayed differently in different parts of the world, and some acceptable things in one culture just aren't in another. And worst of all possibly, adults have been out of the scene for years and with times constantly changing they have no grasp on their children's attitudes or actions no matter how similar they were back in their day.

High school females are some of the cruelest, royalty among peer seeking "slutbags" according to Janis Ian and Damian, Cady Heron's first acquaintances in her new school. All girls look up to the vicious, popular girls in high school for intimidation purposes. These "plastics" as they are called are teen girl royalty. All girls want to be like them because they are so widely known and praised for how cool they are, they're rich and beautiful, yet, the population equivalent social status girls know they are downright cruel and mean. The "plastics" ascribed accomplishments are what every girl concerned with materialism yearns for at such a young age. A Lexus, insured hair and car commercials are some of the "plastics" accomplishments their parents can afford to give them at this age. When materialism is such a big concern among girls at sixteen, attention is given for all the wrong reasons. The girls that look up to these other females just wish they would be able to have things that draw individual attention to themselves. Jealousy and popularity for materialistic reasons are real sociological issues among young high school girls and its displayed in several events throughout the film. These events include when Regina George, "the queen bee", is hit by a bus; the rest of the girls fake sympathy in hopes of being accepted into her