Why do teenagers express their burning desires to be different by dressing exactly the same?

Because their burning desire to be different is curbed by the even greater desire not to be ostracised from their society.





Most ';rebels'; are in fact just conforming to another social group... the ';rebellious group';, defined by not being ';normal'; - i.e. not all dressing exactly the same as the ';normal'; fashion, which leads to them all dressing exactly the same, on the opposite side of the spectrum





Don't you love teenagers :pWhy do teenagers express their burning desires to be different by dressing exactly the same?
I do love them. So much so that I became a middle school teacher! Oh, the DRAMA! So much ANGST! They trully keep one guessing.

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Why do teenagers express their burning desires to be different by dressing exactly the same?
What teens want is to be different than we adults, not each other.

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GREAT question! I teach those soul-searching lemings and wonder that on a daily basis.....All I know is that I wish I'd thought of putting 'Princess' in rhinestones on a pink t-shirt...and how do I profit from pants down to the knees?.....
LOL. That's one of the great mysteries of the universe!
They want to be different from the authority figures in their life, but they want to be accepted among their peers.
good question, when u find out, let me know!!
the same as who?
its all part of being young, and its fun...u did it, i did it! U just wanna look cool...that all that's matters...

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