clix

Surprisingly this concept of being part of a group is no surprise. The idea that we discriminate or have allegiances to a group is a surprise. I may have been aware of certain groups I was apart of, but never really second guessed it. When we watched the experiment of the teacher and the kids, it actually became obvious of how we segregate and discriminate people. When I'm in school there are certain people I hang out with and certain people I don't. It's just that simple, you can't be friends with everyone. With the groups you hang out with you tend to be nicer, more comfortable, and more loyal. With your "in-group" you feel a sense of belonging and trust. Now in the other groups you don't have this sense of belonging or trust. Because of this lack of trust you tend to give them the "cold shoulder" or simply ignore or make fun of them. In school these groups people are a part of are "clicks." basically I am much more comfortable with my own click and when I am forced to interact with another person from another click for a little while a very likely outcome could be mocking them or just not being nice to them. It's not that we have anything against that person, it's just we don't have any allegiance to them and we really don't know the person, so we decide that it is o.k. to discriminate against that person because they are not part of your own group. Also the reason we become loyal to our group is because usually there are similarity's that make us closer. For example one group may like Kid Cudi, while another group enjoy Lil Wayne. These are the types of similarity's that can bind people together. You are able to form an allegiance with people who share your same intentions and interests, and if someone who does not believe in the same things you do, can be judged and disliked.