Social Norms In Mean Girls

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Due to the fact that most teenagers who are in high school spend most of their time away from home and with their friends or other peers from school, it is understandable that their peers would have such a major impact on their lives. Certain things such as the way they dress and talk are based on what the other young adults define as “acceptable”. This is the reason why Cady was so easily influenced by Regina George and the plastics. There are different social norms for different groups or “cliques”. Regina was the leader of what would be classified as “the popular crowd”. The popular crowd are the ideal group of people who are defined as fashion forward and outgoing, everybody wants to either be friends with them or be them. As

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