Table 2.
Peer Crowd Descriptions
| Name | Number of Focus Groups Identifying Listed Crowd |
Position in Hierarchy |
Key Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | |||
| Populars | 9 | Top | Rich and/or attractive students; well-known and known to party |
| Jocks | 6 | Top | Affiliated with a sports team; well-known and known to party |
| Good-Ats | 6 | Near Top | Well-rounded and well-liked |
| Fine Arts | 10 | Middle | Skilled in an artistic endeavor |
| Brains | 8 | Middle/Bottom | Excel academically and take advanced classes |
| Floaters* | 3 | Top | Float between groups |
| Normals* | 2 | Middle/Bottom | Unknown, invisible |
| Counterculture | |||
| Druggie/Stoners | 7 | Middle/Bottom | Use (and sometimes distribute) marijuana |
| Emo/Goths | 5 | Bottom | Dark dress; Screamo Music |
| Anime/Manga | 5 | Bottom | Love Anime/Manga (Japanese video games and graphic novels) |
| Loners* | 4 | Bottom | Keep to themselves; low self esteem |
| Race-Ethnicity | 9 | Bottom | Members of a non-White racial-ethnic group |
Note.
*
denotes individuals