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You Were Right and Your Parents Were Wrong: Why High School Social Life Really Does Matter in the Future. Dr. Robert Crosnoe Department of Sociology & Population Research Center. The Importance of Being “Real”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Population Research CenterThe University of Texas at Austin
You Were Right and Your Parents Were Wrong: Why High School Social Life Really Does Matter
in the Future
Dr. Robert Crosnoe
Department of Sociology & Population Research Center
Population Research CenterThe University of Texas at Austin
The Importance of Being “Real”
Not really. I…what I believe in is just be who you are. And I don’t really…like so many teens are affected by peer pressure and they give into it and whatever. I don’t… I just don’t feel that I should I be somebody else that other’s want me to be. I just like to be who I am and if nobody likes it, then oh well. (Sylvia, Latina 10th grader)
I haven’t really felt that way because I do…I always be myself. I don’t try and be anyone else…it is like it doesn’t really matter, because then you won’t be happy if you try and be someone else. (Wes, White 9th grader)
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The Two Sides of High School Formal Processes and Informal Processes
• Oh, people I meet, definitely (are the most important thing about school)…The school is just a big building with lots of people in it (Joshua, White 9th grader)
• But it was a picture of Friday after school after the bell rang and just down that long hallway that leads to the theatre. It’s just always packed with people. I think that’s kind of -- like, that’s just it…It’s just one big thing. That’s what kids kind of have to do. They have to be able to flow to everyone. (Christian, White 9th grader)
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The Two Sides of High School
Peer Culture of High School
Academic Progress
Personal/InterpersonalDevelopment
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From Timeless to Timely
Dramatic Changes in the U.S. Demography, School Organization, Information Technology, and Economic Structure Have Intensified the Consequences of the Social Side of Schooling for How Teenagers’ Lives Turn Out
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The Larger Context
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The Larger Context Reorganization of American Education
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The Larger Context Explosion of Information Technology
facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life.
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The Larger Context Restructuring of Global Economy
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Lower Odds of College-Going Associated with Girls’ Obesity
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The Final Picture
Perceived Social Marginalization: Feelings of Not
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Fewer Valued Courses & Grades
Lower Odds of College-Going
Counterproductive Coping Mechanisms:
DepressionMarijuana Use
Truancy
Information Processing:Social Feedback & Social
Comparison
Identity Discrepancies: Actual/Ought &
Spoiling
Membership in Stigmatized Group:
Obesity & Same-Sex Attraction
Life Course Outcomes
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Other Examples
The Timing of Puberty
Drinking and School Context
Physical Attractiveness, Activities, and Grades
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Take Home Points
The Futility of Separation
Short Term Protections vs. Long Term Risks
Policy Implications• NCLB disaggregation• Health services• Extracurriculum• Redefining arts curriculum• No bad choices
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How did you get here?
How did you not get where you are not?
