Whats the Deal With Cliques?
Cliques are tight groups that usually have a strict code of membership and ways to act. Instead of being centered on shared values and beliefs, many cliques tend to focus on maintaining their status and popularity. For instance, a certain clique may try to make it seem like the people in the clique are “better” than those outside, or that their clique is higher status than another clique. People in cliques sometimes use their power to hurt others on purpose, either by excluding them, being mean, or both. Sometimes they might insult people by trying to “fix” them or give them “makeovers.” Sometimes it becomes more serious and someone outside the group is targeted or victimized for being, looking, or acting different. Unlike regular groups of friends, where members are free to socialize with others outside the group, people in cliques do everything together. They sit together in class, go to the mall together after school — and they only do stuff with other clique members or people they
