The geeks shall inherit the Earth

Alexandra Robbins explores the ways group identity theories play out among cliques and among students they exclude, revealing the labels students stick onto each other, the long-term effects of this marginalization, and the reasons students falling under these categories are often shunned and celebrates them as a crucial piece of American culture, inspiring the outcasts--nerds, freaks, weirdos, punks, and Goths--to be more creative and inspired and helping them become larger players in American society as they enter the real world.