We watched a late ninety’s show called Freaks and Geeks earlier this week. Not only was it entertaining, but we needed to relate it to this week’s topic of sociological perspectives. While watching this show, I found that the characters are similar, yet exaggerated characteristics of high school students in the United States. For example, we have the wanderer who doesn’t know who to be friends with, but she knows what’s right wherever she goes, whether it’s standing up to a bully or telling someone off for being a jerk. Another example is the one who feels like he or she is in control of everyone else; He/she may not be in control at home (possibly having family issues), but he/she picks on others for their own gain, even though it really may be hurting them more deep down. For examples that give the show its name are the freaks, the people with unusual behaviors and appearances, and the geeks, the “uncool” nerds. Because the characteristics of the characters in this show are a little bit romanticized compared to what we have in high school today (the show sets in 1980), the characteristics weren’t far from reality. Most teenagers still are wandering from group to group to find a sense of self and a place to express that sense of self. We all feel like freaks and call each other a geek at times when we get real passionate about something, like art or music or math, but these terms aren’t exactly used nowadays. Still, we seem to function as a school society all the same with or without the labels.
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