Classifying
Classifying others is typically viewed negatively, as if we are stereotyping them, but occasionally classifying groups can help us better understand these groups with a broad view of how the people in these groups function together. Cliques can be very easily classified, but doing this without stereotyping can be difficult. When classifying, it will either be positive or negative, and the way we classify others will determine the outcome.
Rosalind Wiseman's essay, "The Queen Bee and Her Court", is an excellent example of positive classification. Wiseman uses classification to explain to mothers how their teenage girl's social cliques work and how to recognize what kind of role their girls play in cliques.These roles include …show more content…
By mothers and daughters having these kind of discussions, they will build a stronger, more open relationship. Daughters who feel like they can turn to their mothers, during such hard times in their lives, are less likely to shut those who care about them out when they are upset and will be more willing to work through their problems. If Wiseman's essay had classified negatively, these mothers may have never reached out to their daughters about cliques. Their daughters would possibly feel very alone and have a hard time dealing with the day-to-day stress involved with being in any way associated with a clique. Positive classification can do a lot of good, and in this instance, it not only brings mothers and daughters closer together, but also because of this stronger relationship between mother and daughter, their self esteem may rise, as well as their awareness of other's feelings. If positive classification can have this big of an affect on people, imagine what would happen if we stopped negative classification all together and started to positively classify
Classifying others is typically viewed negatively, as if we are stereotyping them, but occasionally classifying groups can help us better understand these groups with a broad view of how the people in these groups function together. Cliques can be very easily classified, but doing this without stereotyping can be difficult. When classifying, it will either be positive or negative, and the way we classify others will determine the outcome.
Rosalind Wiseman's essay, "The Queen Bee and Her Court", is an excellent example of positive classification. Wiseman uses classification to explain to mothers how their teenage girl's social cliques work and how to recognize what kind of role their girls play in cliques.These roles include …show more content…
By mothers and daughters having these kind of discussions, they will build a stronger, more open relationship. Daughters who feel like they can turn to their mothers, during such hard times in their lives, are less likely to shut those who care about them out when they are upset and will be more willing to work through their problems. If Wiseman's essay had classified negatively, these mothers may have never reached out to their daughters about cliques. Their daughters would possibly feel very alone and have a hard time dealing with the day-to-day stress involved with being in any way associated with a clique. Positive classification can do a lot of good, and in this instance, it not only brings mothers and daughters closer together, but also because of this stronger relationship between mother and daughter, their self esteem may rise, as well as their awareness of other's feelings. If positive classification can have this big of an affect on people, imagine what would happen if we stopped negative classification all together and started to positively classify