The Outsiders Vocabulary

Definition of conformity:

• the tendency to want to fit in

• the different levels of power between people

• an intense conflict or competition

• a widely held, but often untrue belief about a group of people

Definition of hierarchy:

• the tendency to want to fit in
• the different levels of power between people
• an intense conflict or competition
• a widely held, but often untrue belief about a group of people

Definition of rivalry:

• the tendency to want to fit in
• the different levels of power between people
• an intense conflict or competition
• a widely held, but often untrue belief about a group of people

Definition of stereotype:

• the tendency to want to fit in
• the different levels of power between people
• an intense conflict or competition
• a widely held, but often untrue belief about a group of people

Doing what everyone else is doing is an example of…

• conformity
• hierarchy
• rivalry
• stereotype

A social _____ can include the working class, middle class, and upper class.

• conformity
• hierarchy
• rivalry
• stereotype

Anthony Wayne athletics vs. Perrysburg athletics is an example of:

• conformity
• hierarchy
• rivalry
• stereotype

The BELIEF that all teenagrers are badly behaved is an example of…

• conformity
• hierarchy
• rivalry
• stereotype

This image best represents which idea?

• conformity
• hierarchy
• rivalry
• stereotype

This image best represents which idea?

• conformity
• hierarchy
• rivalry
• stereotype