When someone blurts out the word “high school”, what’s your first initial thought? I don’t know about you, but “cliques” are the first thought to my mind. The media is drowning in films that portray the idea of “cliques”, but personally, I believe the film Mean Girls is the best representation of the world of cliques. Means Girls is a teen classic, and I can almost bet the majority of my generation has seen or at least heard of it. It is American teen comedy film that manifests the harsh conditions teens undergo when it comes to high school cliques. The plot starts off when previously home schooled Cady Heron moves back to the United States, where she spent the last 12 years in Africa due to her parents jobs. Cady’s parents decided to do
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It was difficult to pick which theory to theoretically apply it to. However, the functionalist theory caught my eye the most. According to our textbooks, “functionalism is the theory that various social institutions and processes in society exist to serve some important functions to keep society running.” Functionalism is prominent throughout the film. The idea of functionalism is really brought to our attention during the cafeteria screen when they’re discussing the cliques. The dominant clique the “Plastics” wouldn’t be powerful without the other cliques supplying their popularity. For example, striving to be like them. The cliques or social groups are necessary to keep the school functioning properly. Without distinct social groups, people of the same interests may not ever befriend each other. These cliques allow others of the same interest to collaborate with each other. Functionalism is also present with the teachers and staff as well. Without administration, the school wouldn’t be running, and without students, the school would have no purpose. If one of these groups disappeared, the school would crumble. They all rely on each other to keep the school functioning. We can transfer this idea to the real world. The world will always be composed of different groups, who play different rules in society. If one of these groups were to fall, our society would become unstable. The functions of these groups help maintain
It was difficult to pick which theory to theoretically apply it to. However, the functionalist theory caught my eye the most. According to our textbooks, “functionalism is the theory that various social institutions and processes in society exist to serve some important functions to keep society running.” Functionalism is prominent throughout the film. The idea of functionalism is really brought to our attention during the cafeteria screen when they’re discussing the cliques. The dominant clique the “Plastics” wouldn’t be powerful without the other cliques supplying their popularity. For example, striving to be like them. The cliques or social groups are necessary to keep the school functioning properly. Without distinct social groups, people of the same interests may not ever befriend each other. These cliques allow others of the same interest to collaborate with each other. Functionalism is also present with the teachers and staff as well. Without administration, the school wouldn’t be running, and without students, the school would have no purpose. If one of these groups disappeared, the school would crumble. They all rely on each other to keep the school functioning. We can transfer this idea to the real world. The world will always be composed of different groups, who play different rules in society. If one of these groups were to fall, our society would become unstable. The functions of these groups help maintain