High school is filled with stereotypes of certain groups or cliques.There are essentially two main types of social groups, the “jocks” and the “burnouts”. Not everyone falls under those categories, resulting in the “in between”. High school is broken down by those categories. The burnouts tend to be more rebellious and try to individualize themselves from authority and elderly figures. On the opposite side of the spectrum, there are the Jocks, they tend to be more athletic, and respectful to teachers and authority in general. A well known movie, The Breakfast Club, displays these groups as well. “This movie follows the story of a brain, Brian, an athlete, Andrew, a basket-case, Allison, a princess, Claire, and a criminal, Bender.” (Mamula) The movie begins with those students all having a detention together, there is an obvious difference between the five of them because of their status or reputation in school. Throughout the movie, the teenagers learn that they have many similarities between them and that their stereotypes have left them antisocial towards each other's groups. People misunderstand one another because of the group they associate themselves with and what they are classified under.
Social groups identify the different roles in high school, and throughout society. The temptation to become one of the members of a social group is for the need of acceptance and security. It is comforting to have a group to belong to that share the same interests and priorities, which is why there are such a vast amount of groups for everyone can find a niche. Stereotypes truly alter the perspective of the different high school groups, however, they are not always true. There are many similar qualities between others outside of their familiar clique, and all it takes is a little exploring to find the perfect group.