The Myth Of Mean Girls Summary

The Mean Girl Problem? The Mean Girl trope, which also goes by the name “Alpha Bitch” trope, is that the most popular girl in a high school setting, will be in charge of most everything. TV Tropes once stated that they are “very likely to be a Narcissist, a Drama Queen, a Fashionista, a Girly Girl, a Valley Girl, a Bratty Teenage Daughter, a Daddy's Girl, an Attention Whore, and/or a Proud Beauty." Mike Males and Meda-Chesney Lind’s “The Myth Of Mean Girls” suggests that this trope is heavily unfounded in reality. While it is true that the media has blown the issue of female bullying heavily out of proportion, there is still a problem. The media’s portrayal of this trope is heavily problematic as it makes girls exposed to it less likely

Lind is especially qualified as her profession in Women’s studies and her other works suggest that she has spent a large period focusing her attention of the effects of violence on women. The progression of their evidence proceeds logically as they describe how, “at best, claims that girls’ violence is rising apply to girls of 15 to 25 years ago, not today” (105). Unfortunately their data is not relevant, as it focuses almost entirely on violence by and against women, and most female bullies favor more subtle, verbal bullying to get at their

Common careers where women face bullying? Law, finance or any other job where “women feel the need to be hyper-aggressive to get ahead in a male-dominated environment,” says Dr. Namie” (Tulshyan). One way when this bullying is both used by women, and ignored by those in control is ‘rope ladders’ where “women climb to senior positions, then promptly haul up the ladder right behind them. While some tactically avoid helping other women in their careers, others can resort to passive-aggressive behavior to protect their interests”