Why are teens treated differently?

I am writing a paper for my school about why teens are treated differently and I want your guys oppinion. Why is it that teens tease other teens, why do teens have different groups (clicks) of friends that they hang out with, and much more hurtful things? I am 14 and I know that I should probably know this stuff, but I dont tease or anything like that and I want other peoples oppinions anyways. Will you guys try giving me good answers so that I can put them in my essay on what other people think? Thank You!!!

Why are teens treated differently?
Teens have always felt that in order to fit in they have to put down people who aren't as "cool" as them. They want to look cool in front of their friends and think teasing is the way to do it. If you ever watch teens teasing someone usually the group laughs afterword like it was something great. Most kids in highschool just wants to be cool and popular and will hang with whomever or do whatever to get there.
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Social status is based on looks and popularity still. Some adults find that teens thinking like this are often spoiled and uninformed due to inexperience.
Reply:I think because not everyone 's the same, people like different things, music, the way they dress , what they do on their free time, if people have simular interest then they hang out more, and to feel like they belong to something
Reply:because they are immature.
Reply:that's a very good question. I would say because they are harder to cope with when they are teenagers and so parents have to be meaner in order to get there answer to stick in your head.
Reply:Cliques are tough to describe. People tend to migrate to their own kind for the most part. It makes them feel better about who they are to know that there are others just like them. It helps them get along... You have the preps. They feel like they take better care of themselves than anyone in the school. They turn their nose down to anyone that is beneath them. They are not very nice people. They are deep down insecure about who they are. This is why they tease people that are not as well off as they are. It helps that insecurity. Then you have the nerds. They feel like they are better than everyone because they are smarter than everyone else. They are insecure about themselves because they are not as hip as the preppie kids... They tease people who are not as smart as they are to feel better about themselves. Then you have the grungie people. They are neither smart or preppie, but what they are might be considered "down to earth" or at least closer than most people. They make fun of people because they don't fit in to any group. In the end, I promise you that all teasing is about fitting into a certain group. People need a place to belong, and at that age they need a boost to their ego. Dr. Phil calls it leveling!!! :-)))
Reply:why did u ask this in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered category?? are u talking about teens that are gay?
Reply:Cliques, not clicks.





As for why, teen angst, teen insecurities, lack of morals or ethics, lashing out at others to cover their unhappiness, childishness, peer pressure (my bf Suzy hates Sally so I must too or Suzy won't like me anymore), etc...
Reply:well when i was a teen growing up i hung out with everybody


the jocks/dorks/nerds/etc. i just treated people the way i wanted to be treated but it never worked right. there is always someone in that so called group that feeds off the teasing. example the nerd guy will tease me to get a laugh out of the jocks and in his mind he is saying to himself wow those guys must think i am cool and in reality those jocks hate this nerd even more but always would tell me how come you don't beat that guy up? my response would be the nerd is only talking shi! to get a rise out of me and he ain't worth beating up on.
Reply:people make groups with people who they feel most comfortable with. people tease others because they're insecure about themselves and feel the need to put others down to make themselves feel better.


is the question for your essay "why teens treat each othger differently"? or "why teens are treated differently (by other ppl)"?





i guess either way its because of the person's security; how they feel about themselves. though, they might not admit it openly or not.


~hope it helps a bit
Reply:Why teens tease other teens:


- Because they are immature


- Because they think it's cool


- Because they have nothing better to do





Why teens have groups:


- Don't older people have their groups too?


- Because they're scared of finding new friends





Why they are more hurtful:


- Because of hormones


- Because theyre stupid and immature





lol im 17
Reply:have you ever had it where you try to talk to someone, and it seems like they don't like you just from the way they talk to you?





also the cliques form just because people hang out with their closest friends, and they tend to have more things in common with them.





i have no idea why everyone is so mean, but everyone does love to gossip right?
Reply:dats how its always been in our society..
Reply:well I think that teens are treated differently then adults because the lack of life experiences and the responsibility of adults. (In most cases.) As with being in clicks and such I don't think that every changes much really. People are what they are and they hang out with people that have a lot of the same interests as each other. I am 14 too and when I look at my parents friends they still really have the same "clicks". The difference is that they don't have to be around people they don't want to be like when your 14 or a teen you have to be around the other clicks like at school. Well this is just my opinion but I think you asked a good question.
Reply:They are in that gray area between childhood and adulthood. Everything is new and screwed up and crazy and most of them are just trying to get through. Throw in us stupid parents and it's no wonder teens are a mess
Reply:This happens simply because teens are not fully mature yet. Like it or not, not only are your bodies still growing but your minds as well.





You'll find when you are older, all that nonsense doesn't matter anymore.





Enjoy your learning years
Reply:ignorance...either from home (most likely) and sometimes from schoolmates. parents are so blind to change that when something different than them come by they automatically hate them for any reason. Wealth, brains, beauty, cars...you name it
Reply:b/c this is the stage where your transforming from a kid to an adult. You become aware of yourself sexually and you are devolping your social skills.
Reply:Teenagers estblish clicks and tease other peopl that are not in their clicks because of self esteem issues. Sometimes they make fun of the smart kids, or the kids that don't dress as nice. When people do this it is so they can keep other peoples eyes off of their own flaws.
Reply:if ur gay i think ur screaming for attention