Popularity: Stop trying to make popular happen

What makes someone popular or unpopular? What are the pros and cons of popularity? And what was Brian's social status in high school?

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Further Reading:

• “The neural bases of social pain: Evidence for shared representations with physical pain” by Naomi Eisenberger (2012) 
• “Myeloid differentiation architecture of leukocyte transcriptome dynamics in perceived social isolation” by Steven Cole et. al. (2015) 
• “Dimensions and types of social status: A cross-age perspective” by John Coie, Kenneth Dodge, & Heide Coppotelli (1982) 
• Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships by Mitch Prinstein (2018) 
• “What Ever Happened to the ‘Cool’ Kids? Long‐Term Sequelae of Early Adolescent Pseudomature Behavior” by Joseph Allen (2014) 
• Psychology of Popularity course on Coursera by Mitch Prinstein 
• "Being a Celebrity: A Phenomenology of Fame" by Donna Rockwell & David Giles (2009)

Produced by Scarlet Moon Things
Music by Barrie Gledden, Kes Loy, and Richard Kimmings