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From UrbanDictionary.com
“A pattern of irrational
behaviors and reactions
to everyday problems.”
MEAN GIRLS & RELATIONAL AGGRESSION
• “The norm is mean and the deviant is violent” (Ringrose, 2006)
• Replacing the ‘vulnerable girl’ of the past
• Psychological Bullying – manipulation of social standing Humiliation
Exclusion
Coercion
GOSSIP
• Verbal & Physical Aggression
• Histrio = Roman actor
• Emotional management
• Histrionic self-presentation
• Need for external validation
• “Performative identity vernacular” (Sedgwick, 2003)
Histrionic Personality Disorder • Rapidly shifting and shallow expressions
• Physical appearance draws attention
• Inappropriate seductive behavior
• Exaggerated expression of emotion (theatricality)
• Perceives relationships more intimately
• Easily influenced
HISTRIONOMY
SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
• Meanings created through interactions (Herbert Blumer, 1937)
• Meaning = behavioral, ≠ cognitive
Goffman’s Dramaturgy Everyday acting
Impression management
Roles
Regions
DRAMATIZATION Symbol formation (Freud, 1916)
Education • Knowledge permanency Mass Communication • “Mass media interaction” (Altheide, 2003)
• TV viewing ~44 hours per week (Nielsen, 2010)
• Reality TV – Sensationalizing, conflict imposing • LEARNING!
DOCUMENTING DRAMA
Theoretical Setting • Social Learning Theory (Bandura, 1962)
• Cultivation Theory (Gerbner, 1969)
Methods • Focus Groups (3)
• Viewing Jersey Shore, The Real World: New Orleans, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
THEMES
Acceptance Modeling Gender Divide Shame Business Model Humor Awareness
CONCLUSIONS
• RTV ➔ high levels of identification • High ID ➔ more tendency to model and accept • 3rd person effect: Common in peers, not in self (rare) • Women’s behavior seen as more problematic than men’s • Lasting effects positive or negative?
Histrionic Interaction is present in this generation of young adults