A teenager who doesn't fit in with the group may be excluded [Interview].

"No one is more concerned with social norms than teenagers," explains psychologist Dominique Berger. At school, teenagers blend into a "clique" to which they belong. Those who remain on the outside run the risk of being stigmatized. By positioning themselves as role models, adults have a major role to play in combating the stigmatization of young people by their peers. Furthermore, it is important not to overreact to the situation: the vast majority of teenagers do not stigmatize others any more than they themselves are stigmatized.

Author(s): Dangaix Denis, Berger Dominique

Publishing year: 2012

Pages: 23-24

Men's Health, 2012, n° 419, p. 23-24

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