Alphas and Omegas: the psychology of social groups. School hierarchy - myth or reality. Is there hazing at school? Teachers conditionally divide the class according to such criteria

Psychological hierarchy as a factor in the formation of a person's personality.

According to the theory of evolution, a person descended from a monkey, naturally, having inherited all its principles and habits. Among them was the principle of formation of society. That is, roughly speaking, the leaders, the retinue, the "middle class", hard workers, and all sorts of "garbage" must be present. The struggle for the possession of power is conducted, as a rule, in the center, and the periphery is silent until it is itself touched. At the same time, for each of the ranks, the rights and obligations of the individuals included in it, as well as the degree of subordination to the individuals of higher groups, are prescribed.

Actually, similar questions in his study are touched upon by psychology social groups , which studies the mechanisms of interactions within relatively closed teams. And since the conscious formation of personality begins (and in some cases ends) as early as adolescence, the strongest manifestations of psychological struggle are observed precisely there, and even a little later - already by the age of 20-23. What happens to a person over such a period of 10-12 years will largely determine his future position in society.

So, one of the many models of informal relationships that exist in society is, oddly enough, an ordinary school class and an ordinary institute group. There are several reasons for this. First, the ever-increasing need for self-realization, and the search for ways to implement it. Secondly, educational team– this is a very tight environment that has existed for many years, and from which it is very difficult to get out. That is, for ten years schooling the class as a social group is increasingly closed in on itself, only strengthening the informal hierarchy. Of course, in the institutional environment, everything is formed anew, but with the same final result in five years. And, thirdly, do not forget about the growing seething of hormones (in every sense), which greatly strengthens pride and recklessness. The duration of the processes depends on the prevailing social status, as well as the general intellectual and cultural level in the group. Subsequently, this passes, the passions subside, but the results remain.

Beyond the Sun: The Constituents of the Hierarchy.

Thus, one can imagine the general picture of the emergence of such a group. It all starts by simply dividing it into two parts: those who work for status and those who work for evaluation. Some people manage to do both. At first, of course, they still look at each other, but then the final structure is formed, invulnerable (with the rarest exceptions) right up to the issuance of a certificate or diploma.

Such a hierarchy, in its classical sense, can be represented as a solar system. In the center is the core of actual power, around in the nearest hot orbit the alpha stars rotate, a little further away they are covered by beta stars. Then, closer and closer to the cold, gammas, deltas, epsilons and omegas are spinning.

At the same time, gender separation is important. Interestingly, if more than half of the group is made up of its female part, then matriarchy is established, which, in its rigid dictatorship, is not inferior to male power. And 95% of the stronger sex willy-nilly forced to go to the back of the system. Maybe somewhere it happens the other way around, but in modern reality this is already a rarity.

The classical hierarchy includes six main elements, usually arranged vertically.

Alpha (Alpha Primary).

It is considered the formal leader in the group, it is knocked out as the most viable. In order to become an Alpha, a truly high status is required. Plus, there is charisma, a well-spoken tongue, high self-esteem and a consumer attitude towards the rest of the group. However, this consumer attitude must necessarily be combined with the patronage of their “subjects” and a clear distribution of roles.

The main role of Alpha is to organize the group around him, maintain a single structure and manage the general mass. In this situation, the main thing for Alpha, first of all, is to sit in his high place. To do this, he needs to track the actions of potential competitors and stop any encroachment on power. Also, no more or less serious decision should be made without his participation.

The requirements for the place of Alpha are best met by children from wealthy families - in other words, "the right children of the right parents." As a rule, attention is drawn to them (often spontaneously) from the first days. And a flock of males and females of a lower rank almost immediately line up around them, wishing to get used to more advanced and, as it seems, more intelligent individuals. Although intellectual abilities for Alpha are hardly in the first place. After all, a person not stuffed with knowledge, even the most charismatic, is unlikely to be able to head the hierarchy. Therefore, it often turns out that the entire environment of Alpha is much more stupid than himself, which only strengthens the halo on his head at times. The ideal option is if Alpha becomes the head of the group. And, of course, an excellent student (excellent student).

The position of Alpha in the group is strong and does not change much until the end of the existence of the team. The only threat can be only a competitor from the outside, because (most importantly!) A new Alpha cannot arise from within such a system in principle.

Groups with a predominance of alpha males and alpha females differ significantly. If in the first case there can be only one leader, then in the second case dual power is also possible, and it is unpredictable from the very beginning. For example, when forming an institute group, it contains two Alphas who came from different places, but are somewhat similar to each other. But competition does not happen: they become best friends, and for five years of study they can safely rule in tandem, without even trying to share power. A conflict between them is possible only theoretically, but only behind the scenes, or even after graduating from the institute.

Beta (Beta Core).

There is one person in the group, less often two. It is considered the best friend of Alpha (or two Alphas, in the case of their dual power), but in fact acts as something of a personal assistant. Betas are engaged in the fact that they accompany Alpha everywhere and everywhere: they go into the audience together, share cigarettes and drinks with them, go to the buffet or the toilet, are late for classes ... And always together.

The main task is to directly contact with the general mass and dispose of it, which Alphas usually disdain. Alpha and Beta must be of the same gender. In the case of patriarchy, the Beta male differs from Alpha in less arrogance, less suspended tongue, but greater sociability, which Alpha, due to his straightforwardness, does not have. If necessary, Beta can act as a leader and, in general, clearly control the situation, if suddenly Alpha is afraid of a threat (this happens too). Serves as a reliable rear, by the way.

In the female hierarchy, everything is different. Beta chooses the most efficient and devoted of the lower Gammas. The main requirements for Beta are to do nothing but look into the mouths of Alphas and agree with them in every possible way on any occasion. Appearance and mind do not play a big role, Alphas generally prefer to put scary and stupid people in this position - and they themselves are not a hindrance, and Beta's halo grows to the envy of other Gammas. Such a Beta should be, first of all, very slippery and have resourcefulness, but in no case aim for the leaders. This protects against possible unpleasant consequences, because there is a certain kind of Beth, with the hidden habits of Alpha. And if in the male hierarchy this is quite tolerable, then the appearance of such a person in a matriarchal group threatens with a serious conflict at the top. No Beta “hidden Alpha” will put up with a secondary role for a long time due to its no less high status than that of Alphas and the necessary connections from the outside.

So for Beta, a hidden desire to remove Alpha from the throne is much more natural than open loyalty.

Gamma.

The most numerous part is about half a group. They dangle down the hierarchy in relation to Alpha and Beta. The main task is to follow the “owners” with their numerical majority, fulfilling their whims and currying favor with them in every possible way. Intellectual abilities - necessarily no higher than those of the top. There may be more total brain mass, but Gammas are considered one of the most psychologically repressed layers in the group. That is, they have no desire for leadership, they are generally satisfied with their position, and they were taught not to express their own opinion even in school years.

The Gamma layer, which at first glance seems to be unified and unshakable, is very blurred and heterogeneous. Passions boil here for the right to stand closer to the Alphas and Betas. As a result, there are Preferred Scales and Peripheral . This composition can change periodically, for example, depending on whose girlfriend was the ex-Gamma chosen for the role of Beta, or which of the Gamma Alphas can be appointed headman (want to rule, but not wanting to take on much responsibility for themselves). And some Gammas can also fall under distribution from Alpha for minor "offences", and others, more helpful, immediately fall into their place. Gammas are very easily excitable and unstable, but they do not dare to attack people of a higher rank, preferring, first of all, Epsilons or Omega as targets.

Delta.

Not very numerous. They are outside the common vertical, and exist, as it were, parallel to the rest. Unlike scales, they are homogeneous in composition, with a predominance of the male sex. In the case of matriarchy, these are the same 95% of males who have gone to extreme orbits. They are located approximately on the same level as scales, but, unlike the latter, they are not psycho-suppressed, but rather indifferent to the struggle for influence in the group.

The main quality of Delta is diligence and increased efficiency. At the same time, somehow illogically combined with general disorganization and laziness. There are even more abilities than Gumms, but Deltas use this reluctantly, preferring to stew in their own juice. That is, they are able to achieve good and even excellent results, but do not consider it necessary for themselves. And so - in one reading they can figure out even the most complex abstract and the most unreadable spur.

Because of (or thanks to?) such inconsistency, the Deltas try to build relationships with all members of the team, trying to please everyone at the same time, and first of all the Gammas. For example, an intellectual nature can be successfully combined with a party one. They are easily motivated and in the same way as Gammas - the ability to eat "leftovers from the master's table." Deltas can most often be found at various parties of the group - there they hope to get closer to Alphas and Betas. Sometimes this succeeds, and if successful, the Alpha female will make the Delta male her young man. Such an entity is called "Pseudo Alpha" and among others, Delta is considered the most authoritative, although its position is completely dependent on Alpha Primary.

Deltas in their mass most significantly stratify the group, since they can act on the principle of "both yours and ours." They can freely communicate with Gammas, Epsilons, and even Omega.

There is another type of Delta - the so-called Enigma . A very rare type of people, distinguished by excessive inadequacy and affectation of behavior, and in any sense of the word. He likes to be in the center of attention, but not by status, but by his stupidity. For Alf and Beth, as a rule, he serves as a court jester, for his clowning breaking thunder of applause. And sometimes it can be oppressed even worse than Omega - it all depends on the will of the ruling.

Epsilon.

Stereotypical nihilists, the quietest and most inconspicuous part of the group. They go with the flow in a peculiar way, they are present not for the sake of their status, but because “it’s necessary”. In the hierarchy, they occupy a place on the level with Gammas, while, like Deltas, they are on the sidelines. Independent of the common vertical, but indecisive and inactive. Mental abilities and final results are sometimes higher than those of Alpha and Beta, but this does not change the overall picture at all.

Falling to the very bottom was avoided thanks to the reserve of psychological stability and their indifference to the life of the group in general and in particular. This has dual consequences - on the one hand, Alphas and Betas do not touch them, but on the other hand, you definitely can’t count on a high position, and most importantly, you need to manage only on your own.

Attacks on Epsilons, if carried out, are only carried out by the Privileged Gammas and for all sorts of petty reasons (for example, a better result on a test, etc.), and nothing more. With Peripheral Gammas, as well as Deltas and Omegas mutual language located pretty quickly. Moreover, what is curious, as soon as the composition of Gumms is shuffled, yesterday's "enemies" for Epsilons can already become friends with them.

There is a rare variety of Epsilons - " shifters (most often girls). Initially, they belong to the Epsilons, but at first (a year or two, for example) they cannot clearly determine their position, now and then moving along the lower layer of the hierarchy. As a result, they are faced with a choice: stay away from the vertical and live as before, or join the Gammas (where the food is tastier and more satisfying) in order to try to become Privileged among them, due to higher intelligence and good organization. Subsequently, she may have the opportunity to get out to Beta's place (the risk of gaining the status of a "fool" is offset by a growing halo on her head).

However, the Changeling Epsilon has a more than dual character, therefore, in his presence, Alphas run the risk of getting problems on their own heads from such a “girlfriend”: firstly, she is smarter, secondly, more beautiful, thirdly, she can move them, due to the hidden thirst for power, and for Gumm she has long become her own. When expelled from the common vertical, the shapeshifter can return back to the Epsilons, if they did not finally send her.

Omega.

The lowest link in the hierarchy, but often the most central. In school years, not a single class usually does without it, in college years, Omega can not be observed at all.

Before recalling what Omega is and how everyone treats him, please remember the movie "Scarecrow" or, in extreme cases, one of the heroines of the series "School". Here, better than there, the image of Omega is unlikely to be conveyed.

So, Omega is considered a common "enemy" for the vertical elements (Alpha, Beth, Gamma). A class in which there is a pronounced Omega is quite normal. Omega, by its presence, allows you to keep Gumms united, which is very beneficial for Alphas and Betas, and not at all because there is some special personal dislike for him. But in the absence of such a character, confusion and a war between the Privileged and the Peripheral will certainly begin among the Gammas, from which the top will feel uncomfortable.

Omega, among others, falls under distribution not at all because he harmed someone or offended someone. Just in such an environment, teenagers have a clearly supernatural scent and are able to smell the most vulnerable in the mass. Why and how further harassment and open psychological pressure occurs is another question. Well, I wanted to, and that's it.

But the reasons for the psychological weakness of Omega can just be called quite definitely, and this is, first of all, education that develops extremely low self-esteem and, as a result, susceptibility to psycho-suppression. So they took it and inspired him (her) in childhood that you can’t fight back, you need to be polite, courteous and so on. And even worse - if the atmosphere in the family is generally bad, or the family is incomplete. In short, the direct social opposite of Alpha, "unnecessary children of unnecessary parents." As a result, we have a completely amorphous creature, incapable of even the slightest resistance.

Another reason (or rather, a consequence of education) is that Omega tries to be (revealingly) too correct, dress correctly, study hard, believing that this will allow him to become successful. As a rule, it does not allow ... For Gammas, such people fall into the category of "white crows". If it were a little more stable, it could be attributed to Epsilons, but characteristic stresses and frequent depressions affect here, because of which the “victim” once again cannot withstand pressure. And even if he is a hundred times smarter than the Epsilons, this will not help, because it is easier and more profitable for Gammas to eat from the “alpha-bet” feeder, but not mess with outsiders.

As noted above, Omega is always present in the school environment. If there is none, the weakest of the Gammas (necessarily guilty of the Peripherals) or Deltas is “chosen” for the role of the victim, and everything goes according to the worked out, but it is not clear by whom and when written script.

At school, Omega is present only in the singular. When moving to an institute, he can be somewhat transformed, at most to the level of Epsilon or Delta (but remain Omega in essence). For the institute environment, the phenomenon of Omega is generally just uncharacteristic.

Thus, we have considered the classical hierarchy model. But its existence in such an “ideal” form, oddly enough, is impossible. After all, built in this way, sooner or later it will fall into a state of stagnation, and here other very interesting subjects appear ...

Triarchy at the Alpha level: the essence of the conflict.

To do this, let's go back in time, to the very beginning of the formation of the team. After all, it may contain more than one or two potential Alphas. At first, a “fermentation of the masses” may occur for a couple of months, and the group will be more or less monotonous. But gradually it may become clear that next to the main vertical, in addition to the traditional Deltas and Epsilons, there is something else, and obviously at an unacceptably high place. His name is

Alpha Rival.

A competitor in the literal sense for Alpha Main (the main thing is always the same sex). Appears almost immediately, one of the ways. The first way is an exiled Beta (the same “hidden Alpha”), who does not want to put up with the role of a fool. In fact, she falls out of the general structure in which there is no longer a place for her, but she is eager to repay. The second path is Alpha, which initially did not want to "bend". Sometimes both Alpha Competing can act at the same time. The goal at first is the same - to knock out the centering from under the common vertical as much as possible, and preferably for good. However, this requires recruiting your own "subjects".

In the first case, this can be done by enticing some of the dissatisfied Gammas (Peripheral), Deltas, or becoming favorable to the Epsilons. Here, literally seconds can count: today Gamma has become objectionable to “them”, and for Alpha Competing, it is the best ally, and even a potential Beta. In general, a war is unfolding for the possession of "live weight". And the Gammas do not even suspect who they are being held for ...

In the second case, a completely separate vertical is built. Three or four allies are enough for such a Competing Alpha, and no more. They are selected, as a rule, from Epsilons, less often from Gammas (since they are already in great demand). But the most reliable people from her point of view are selected, one of them is appointed Beta Rival .

Such a phenomenon, and especially both cases, at once allow a significant redrawing of the general structure of the group. But the appearance of another element introduces much more confusion ...

Alpha Alternative.

It occurs, as a rule, even at the stage of formation of the group, it manifests itself almost immediately. It is a subject with pronounced leadership qualities, but does not claim power. To do this, Alpha Alternative deliberately stays away from the general vertical, without being fenced off in general. Present in the singular.

A rare combination of characters: he has the psychological stability inherent in Alpha, high conceit, but at the same time he is smart enough, creative and completely indifferent to the "rulers", like the Epsilons. In addition, in the case of a clear matriarchy, he, unlike the Competing Alpha, is necessarily a person of the opposite sex in relation to the Primary Alpha, which can somewhat mitigate the conflict. Otherwise (if the Alpha Alternative is female, which happens even less often), passions can run high, but none of them will cross a certain line anyway.

Another difference from other Alphas is that it does not recruit “subjects” for itself, preferring to sail alone. Like the downstream Epsilons, it relies only on its own strength. But at the same time, he is also confident in the effective use of his potential, because he knows where it can be directed - not to a rank fight, for example, but to an inconspicuous, but effective bypass of Alpha Primary in the current situation. True, he is not subject to the complex of an excellent student, therefore, he motivates himself rather by the very process of achieving results and moving to a new level. And this result is sometimes higher than that of Alpha and Beth.

So, at the highest level in the group, you can now count four subjects, completely different in essence. The situation has finally calmed down, and we can observe the top.

Between Primary Alphas and Competing Alphas, especially if they are girls, the conflict at first proceeds in an open form. It is possible to use any methods, ranging from demonstrative ignoring, and ending with direct insults. Alpha Cores have seemingly powerful support in the form of Beta Core and Gamma. However, if the Alpha Main is absent at the current moment for some reason, the positions of the vertical are sharply weakened, since the Beta female Main (unlike the male!) Is not able to adequately cope with the situation, due to its original Gamma essence. Such an environment disorients her, and she falls back to the other Gammas.

The first Alpha Competing worked on the principle of "the more - the better." Now she may have a lot of people under her control who are dissatisfied with the Primary Alpha. But there is a threat in the face of the same Gammas. Do not forget that Gammas are fickle, and at any moment they can run back to the "enemy" if the new "mistress" does not suit them. Thus, there is a risk of losing control over their "live weight". There are two ways to retreat - either leave the team for good, or go to the Epsilons in disgrace and never get out again.

The second Alpha Rival decided to act strategically. For example, what prevents her from informing the dean's office on the slightest puncture of Alpha the Main, if she is the headman? This is followed by a "debriefing", and this Alpha Competing, as the most conscientious, is appointed headman. The first goal - legal power - has been achieved. Now you can also lure Gumm under yourself, because in front of the headman they usually jump on their hind legs. The power of Alpha Primary in this case, although it remains factual, is already turning into a formality. In the most extreme case, Alpha Basic can be driven to the level of Gamma, or even Omega at all - Alpha Competing, if it is even tougher by nature, will not spare anyone.

But the threat to the newly minted headman can be, surprisingly, their own Beta (Beta Competing). Pulled out of Epsilons, and even with connections, cooler than Alphas, she, of course, wants to move higher for free. Somewhere after a year or two (if nothing changes), you can notice it day after day of the group that brings the magazine to the dean's office. And if “her” Alpha Competing for some reason should soon leave the team, then such Beta will strive in every possible way to win the highest place in the group, and not least, thanks to male attention, because, in her opinion, she is more beautiful and smarter compared to Beta Core.

However, the Alpha Primary, who did not give up, understands what's what, and is already preparing the Privileged Gamma for the role of headman, offering to make her ... the deputy of the current official owner of the magazine. And here Epsilon-nature will play a cruel joke with Beta Competing her: there will not be the necessary support, and by her nature she is not as bitchy as she would like. Worst when it happens in the beginning school year. Then the moment is almost certainly lost, and yesterday's Beta returns to the group as a simple Epsilon.

If Alpha Primary is a female, then Alpha Alternate in this case is necessarily a male. The conflict is present, but occurs in a sluggish and sometimes ridiculous form. There is only one reason for this - Alpha Alternative does not need to take the place of Alpha Main in the hierarchy, and as a woman she is categorically uninteresting to him (well, he swore to communicate with the "major" ones!). Alpha Primary, in her own opinion, is the only contender for at least some Alpha male. But, realizing that in the end he will not achieve anything, he is very offended, but the maximum that he gives out is a phrase like: “You ask me for something! ..” This is where it all ends, right up to the next hormonal surge in the female .

For Alpha Alternative, if she is a female (but, again, this is a rare occurrence), the situation is even more advantageous, but also more tense. Because, as a rule, the first beauty in the group is she, and in terms of intelligence, she does not in any way suggest herself as a “subject” to the Primary Alphas. Naturally, the Alpha Primary will envy her on certain grounds, since the self-sufficiency of the Alternate Alpha female is sure to attract male attention in the group and beyond. But the conflict on the part of Alpha Main occurs at most in the form of “answer it faster and pass the test faster” and in general it is indicative to try to be the best (first of all, in front of your subjects). And of course, not without total disregard, along with his retinue. However, no one dares to do more. Because Alpha Main is strong with the support of Beth and Gumm, but for the time being, because they are dreaming with might and main to see the "mistress" crushed. Alpha Alternative is strong in itself, and does not need support within the group. Moreover, men are behind the scenes on her side, and what could be better for a woman?

Over time, it also turns out that Alpha Alternative does not take part in the life of the group at all. For example, he won’t go to a general booze, under a very original pretext: “But I don’t need this for nothing!” And instead, on the same day, he will dump him at some carbon monoxide concert at a local party. In short, he manages his time as he pleases. He can also afford not to come to the couples (he understands that there will be enough opportunities to catch up anyway), but in general, in the ideal case, if possible, spend more and more time at training camps, olympiads or conferences. The psychological pressure on him from the vertical is at first palpable (probably a test to see if this is really an Alpha or not?), but over time it decreases to a minimum. No one from any side is even going to break the barrier built during the joint training. Because by and large none of them need it. That is, most of the time passes in a relatively peaceful coexistence, but at a certain distance. " cold war", if you like.

Relations with other elements of the group he develops in different ways. Everything is clear about Alphas and Betas Basic, but with Alphas and Betas Competing, he easily finds a common language. And to be even more precise, they are with him, if only out of a sense of contradiction. However, the closer the session (that is, the struggle for the result), the distance between all Alphas naturally increases.

Gammas reasonably consider Alfa Alternative to be too "proud" and "arrogant", because he does not drink with them and does not feed them handouts. But none of them (both males and females) often try not to crawl up to him (even without conflict - very carefully), because they risk getting scolded by the "masters". Males - because they do not obey the main Alpha male, and females - because Alpha Main can see them as potential competitors. In the case conflict situation, Gammas lose out, because they are used to acting only with Epsilons and Omegas - Alpha Alternative, in principle, does not care about all this, in extreme cases - will answer once and for all, so that it will be remembered. Without assault, of course, since he himself is a non-confrontational, but stable nature.

Epsilons also gravitate towards Alpha Alternative (due to the similarity of some traits in characters, plus they see in him the hardness they lack), and Deltas can also ask for help. As for Epsilon taken separately (including the opposite sex), he also sees some personal benefit for himself in communication with Alpha Alternative, counting on help from him. This allows him to feel comfortable, as if behind a stone wall, and at the same time achieve results on a par with other Alphas and Betas, without interfering with their grouping. In turn, Alpha Alternative requires Epsilon to be straightforward in the game, since he cannot stand “shifters” at all, at the slightest hint of a double game, Epsilon with a good checkmate goes to hell after him. And in general, Alpha Alternative is firmly convinced that it is necessary to achieve results (oh, horror!) With your own brains, and not with lure from the outside.

Beyond the Finish Line: The Consequences of Being Hierarchy.

So, the diplomas have been handed over, everyone is going their separate ways… What awaits them in their now adult life, when they have completed 15 years of study in a relatively closed society?

Best of all, of course, beta males will settle down, precisely because of their responsibility, ability to enter into trust and good performance. These are the first contenders for the positions of managers of various categories. Alpha males (Main) seem to change places with their former "helpers", because they themselves do not have real strength and power. But their key trump card is still charisma. The main areas of activity can be programming, work as a "staff director" or even politics. However, it is not a fact that in the new team they will not fall to the level of Gamma or Omega, and this is really bad.

Alpha females of the Primary most often successfully marry, or rather, they are simply successfully given out by calculation for the same “necessary children of the right parents”. The beta female can count on about the same result, but much worse, since she was always inferior to the alpha females in everything. Is it about work? – Unknown.

The marriage of an Alpha female and a Beta male will be considered the most successful, since charisma plus diligence will give an effective result in the future. With the Alpha female Competing, the situation is absolutely identical, since the choice is not particularly rich. Self-sufficient Alpha female Alternative, at least, will look for a man with the makings of an Alpha (and this can be Alpha, and Beta, and even an unrevealed Epsilon) - this is her choice. Work for her, as for a versatile person, will depend on various factors.

For the Alpha male of the Alternative, perhaps, the same Alpha female or Epsilon female adequate to him, which, most importantly, will be his reliable rear in life, will become a companion. His work will definitely not be connected with business, rather, it will be related to a very unexpected area. Epsilons, for the most part, arrange their lives differently, but still quietly and calmly.

Gammas and Deltas (both males and females), as a rule, remain at their level until the end of life. Basically, they become small implementers, office plankton, workers at a decaying factory, or from the inability to do something, they are simply fed into a creative environment, where, of course, they spoil everything. They get married and marry, for the most part, on their own kind.

With Omegas (more specifically, ex-Omegas), the situation is most difficult, since it is very difficult for most of them to re-learn how to communicate with people. If Omega manages to overcome these complexes, then life will become easier. For some time, resistance to stressful situations can be developed, and Omega can achieve some success, along with the same Alphas and Betas. However, if he remains the same as before, then his life will not be much different from the same Gammas, essentially useless to anyone. The problem will be aggravated if several such typical Gammas and Omegas, after unsuccessful courses of psychological “rehabilitation” from some half-educated psychologist, end up together, in one team, and only feel equally bad in society, with all the ensuing consequences.

Summing up, we can say that such a hierarchy has always existed - since in any case, the most diverse group will sooner or later unite in single system. But the very situation in it depends on many factors. For example, the decency of the institution itself, the gender ratio in the group, as well as the stability of the hierarchy. As already noted, a less "stagnant" hierarchy is more tenacious, due to active and not very conflicts at the top. And finally (but in fact, in the first place!), Particular attention should be paid to the formation of personality not in a closed society, but outside it, for example, in one's own home, in a family.

The described model is rather conditional to some extent. In some - it is quite consistent with real situations that can be observed with your own eyes. Here everyone has his own choice, and when and at what step of the hierarchy he made it is another question.

Andrey Shabanov.

People who remember the school with nostalgia, some with a smile, and some of us still tremble with horror, remembering school years.

As our parents once did, now we send our children to school. We want them to learn to be successful, kind, intelligent, and the very best.

Our children go to school, study, get grades. We worry about them, worry, guide, try to support. But let's see what awaits the child at school. Remember your childhood. Do you think a lot has changed since then? Just not in the school hierarchy.

Once in school, your child enters a rigid system of social relationships in the classroom. In elementary school, it almost does not manifest itself in any way. Almost all first graders are largely influenced by their parents.

However, already in elementary school the class is divided into two categories: those who work for the status and those who work for the diary. The status is assessed by the leader and classmates, the diary is assessed by the student himself and his parents. Whose assessment is more significant for the student, he chooses that side.

As you probably remember from childhood, a sharp structuring of the hierarchy begins in puberty (ten to twelve years). This is especially pronounced in classes that do not retain composition with elementary school and are reassembled.

At first, everyone looks at each other, and after “grinding in”, the final composition of the groups is formed, roles are formed, for almost the entire remaining time of the existence of the class. The level of the school hierarchy reaches its peak in the sixth to ninth grades.

Your child's place in the school hierarchy depends on how confident he is, his self-esteem, independence from the opinions of others, his character, and many other factors.

The set of school roles in the system of school hierarchy is small. Here they are:

Social roles of boys:

Alpha.

The main role of Alpha is the organization of the class, maintaining a single structure and managing this mass. For example, if Alpha wants to leave the classroom, the class leaves with him. Or Alpha wants to loudly resent the actions of the teacher - the whole class is even louder indignant after him. Not a single more or less serious decision is made without the knowledge and consent of Alpha. And, of course, the persecution of the local Omega is organized by him.

Second Alpha

Quite a rare occurrence. Represents another student in the class with the qualities of a leader. The peaceful coexistence of two alphas is possible because the alternative Alpha does not participate in the ranking struggle in any way, he already has where to spend his potential.

In the presence of the second Alpha Omega, life is calmer, since he is the only one who can stand up for him. But since there is still no time to constantly protect him, the presence of such a defender in the class does not remove the status of a victim from an outcast.

beta

There are one or two in the class. Alpha's only friends. These are people whom he trusts and whose opinions he listens to. They can be both from ordinary middle-class families and from families of intellectuals. Beth is either not as good as Alpha, has a loose tongue, or lacks charisma, so they cannot directly control the class. But they manage through Alpha.

Scales

Most, as a rule, are half a class. They follow on the heels of Alpha, fulfilling his whims and currying if they are guilty of something. Sometimes they receive resources (sometimes material, but more often moral), which Alpha and his retinue conquer. Compared to Gammas, Alphas and Betas get more, Epsilons get nothing, and Omegas even give.

Epsilons

These are those who are commonly called the "gray mass". In terms of quantity - the remaining uncovered male component of the minus Omega class. They go to school not to feel “cool”, but because they have to.

Omega

The central person in the entire hierarchical system. Absolutely necessary component for any close collective. As you know, in the presence of a common enemy, the team rallies for a merciless struggle against him. The class, in which there is a pronounced Omega, is friendly, cheerful and seemingly healthy.

If for some reason the victim leaves the class (or acquires resistance to stress), they usually find a replacement from among the Gammas, or the class is divided into several groups, between which intergroup processes begin.

Social roles of girls:

Girls in the class also form hierarchies, which at first practically do not intersect with the hierarchies of boys. The crossing occurs only at 13-15 years old - the period of onset of puberty.

There are usually several female leaders, and from the very beginning, two or three almost non-contacting interest groups are formed. Before the age of thirteen, girls are not interested in Alphas or boys in general. On the rare occasions when gangs intersect, female leaders have authority over male leaders.

Due to such a heterogeneity of the female part of the class, an outcast girl who is bullied by everyone does not often appear. In general, the hierarchical structure of girls is much less durable than that of boys, and over the years of study it can change quite a lot.

Alpha.

Basically, they are either girls who have a reputation as the first beauty and, in addition, a bitchy character, or excellent students with high self-esteem. In the first case, Alpha is the trendsetter in the class.

The main feature of Alpha is that they become the favorite students of teachers. The teacher may not listen to the Alpha boy, but he will definitely listen to the opinion of the Alpha girl.

The Alpha Girl has the exclusive, undeniable and non-negotiable right to the Alpha Boy. Compared to Alfa the boy, her position is far from being so strong in the class, because the women's team is never and nowhere a cohesive structure in which everything is “for each other”.

The absence of an Omega Girl can make the leading position generally purely symbolic, especially when there is more than one group of girls. If there is more than one Alpha girl in the class, then a permanent war will take place between them.

beta

As a rule, two or three girlfriends of Alpha. Alpha needs them to spread gossip and provide small services, such as escorting to the toilet, providing an apartment, etc. in case of need. But they are not real friends, as in the relationship between Alpha and Beta boys. And they are not much different from Gamma girls.

The reason is in female nature, according to which girls can only fully trust guys, and they always have rivalry with other girls.

Note that Alpha girls prefer to take more ordinary-looking persons as friends. This is due to the fact that not every Alpha will like the fact that her girlfriend beats off the guys from her, so she is looking for more unattractive friends in order to look more advantageous in front of the boys against their background.

Scales

They are in a better position than Gamma boys, due to the fact that Alpha still respects them and practically does not take out his anger on them.

Epsilon- this is the same gray mass.

Omega girls are elected according to the same patterns, but more attention is paid to appearance - they are often the most ugly, stupid or poorly dressed, or not able to take care of their appearance.

The most common type of harassment of an objectionable girl is to completely ignore her, but this is practiced in more highly cultured classes, in elite lyceums, etc. In less cultured ones, bullying is not fundamentally different from the male version.

An ideal example of possible bullying in relation to the Omega girl is shown by the Soviet film Scarecrow.

Please note that the teacher almost never takes the side of the victim of bullying and generally tries to hide the very fact of hazing in the classroom as much as possible. This happens for a very simple reason: any recorded fact of bullying a child is a stain on the reputation of both an individual teacher and the entire teaching staff of the school with mandatory sanctions.

In addition, the deterioration of the reputation educational institution will lead to an outflow of the most useful clientele for the school, which shoves children away, and can simply sue money. Therefore, the teacher will most likely respond to any complaints from a problem child or his parents using the “problem is you” template.

further fate. a life.

Best settled in life, of course, Beta-boys. Guys who know where to enter into trust and at the right time to skim off all the cream, becoming Alpha already in the adult sense of the term.

The school leaders themselves, who do not have real penetrating power and inner core, are used as a tool, as a source of charisma. Most heads of state perform this function.

If Alpha was on the part of hooligans, then the case usually ends with landing for a long time in places not so remote, death from a knife in one of the fights or death from a drug overdose or an accident.

As for Alpha girls, most often they successfully marry (for the same Alpha or Beta boys).

In the event that an Alpha girl marries a Beta guy, then she can advance her husband through her career due to her charisma and charm, and, ultimately, the ex-Beta becomes Alpha and achieves wealth and fame.

Gamma boys remain Gammas all their adult lives. With female Gammas, too, in principle, everything is clear: after school, they, as a rule, marry early for their own kind of Gamma guys.

Epsilons are arranged in completely different ways, but more often in a good quiet place.

Ex-Omegas are the hardest. After school, they have to re-learn how to communicate with people. Of course, because they are used to the fact that no one loves them, and they will be punished for the slightest mistake. If in a few years Omega will be able to defeat these complexes in himself, then it will become easier further.

Some ex-Omegas can be found well settled in this life, which can be explained by the ability to survive stressful situations developed over difficult situations. Some Omega boys, thanks to youthful hardening and innate abilities or pathologies (for which they were not loved in childhood), come to such success that Alphas and Betas could not even dream of.

If you notice that your child has taken the place of "Omega" in the rigid system of the school hierarchy, then this is a serious reason to sound the alarm! He cannot cope with this problem on his own, he can only count on your help and support. As a last resort, be prepared if you need to change schools. In any case, consult with an experienced psychologist.

It would seem that the main purpose of the school is to provide knowledge to students, to nurture and develop a culture of communication. But why then do many children want to change schools or start skipping classes? It comes as a shock to most parents to realize that for their beloved child, school is like a cage with sharks. The reason for this is a clear distribution of the roles of each student in accordance with unspoken rules.

Most often, the division of the class into subgroups is palpable. After watching American films about the school, in particular, the TV series "Gossip Girl", the film "Mean Girls", the students want to imitate the queens. There are many shocking videos on the Internet dedicated to the humiliation of classmates. Modern cinema from director Gaius Germanicus about the school confirms these truths.

Features of the school hierarchy

Each class has its own hierarchy. And from the side of teachers and children. But not a single class teacher admits this. Because to convince, to conduct conversations about equality is the direct duty of teachers, which they do not want to do.

Teachers conditionally divide the class according to the following criteria:

- Achievement.

— Personal sympathies.

- The financial component of the parents.

Achievement and personal sympathy are interconnected. If the teacher does not like the student, he is unlikely to become an excellent student. But a student with average abilities, with the support of a class teacher or another teacher, can receive excellent grades. The attitude towards children from wealthy families is ambiguous. Some try in every possible way to please parents and schoolchildren in order to receive gifts, financial rewards. Other teachers are jealous and deliberately blame the student. The student-teacher relationship depends on the behavior, efforts and abilities of the child.

The hierarchy in an educational institution differs significantly from the division of a teacher. It consists of the following groups:

Leaders. Among boys and girls there are so-called leaders. They decide who to bully, what classes to attend, what music to listen to, what movies are cool, what clothes to wear, who deserves to be in their elite and other issues. Almost everyone wants to meet them. Very rarely excellent students lead such a group, but there are such cases. There are aggressive leaders who punish disobedience. For example, in the book Scarecrow, Mironova was such a cruel leader. Somov was also a leader who studied well. Among boys, either the strongest or the one with a good sense of humor becomes the leader.

Friends of Leaders. They are envied by the rest of the students because they have powerful patrons.

"Cool". This group almost competes with the leaders or closely merges into one. Such students smoke, drink, swear, skip school, hang out with high school students and respected people in the area. Education is not respected for them. Girls from such a group start dating guys in high school earlier. But woe to contact or not please them. They can call for a fight or just beat. Teachers believe that nothing good will come of such children, and strive to quickly release them.

"Sixes". They want to be friends with the cool or the leaders at all costs. Such classmates are not respected, but they are used. They don't have their own opinion. Therefore, most often they are substituted. For example, they incite to steal a thing in a store, and they themselves run away, leaving a classmate to deal with the problem. Even after such a case, the "six" are still ready to serve their idols.

Ordinary students. They communicate well with all groups.

"Nerds, nerds." So, in slang they call excellent students. If they are not arrogant, they let them write off, then they have a chance to climb the hierarchy to the friends of the leaders. Otherwise, go down.

"Scapegoat". Everyone has a classmate who is different from the others, who is blamed for all the troubles. Teachers also choose a student who breaks into a cry, underestimates. Such a child and classmates also begin to tease. But the leaders will not allow anyone else to offend their "scapegoat".

Outcast. These children are subjected to harassment among classmates for denunciations to teachers, sharpness in statements, gossip, appearance, worldview. The biggest mistake that these children make can be considered a “victim complex”. Even if they are transferred to another school, there is a chance that the situation will repeat itself.

"Invisibles". They seem to live in their own world. They do not communicate with anyone or make friends with their own kind. At the meeting of graduates they are not remembered, they are not recognized on the street. It is not known what is worse to be an outcast, or inconspicuous.

New student. While he is at the lowest level, because they are looking at him. His place in the hierarchy depends on his behavior.

Grouping by interests among schoolchildren is unstable. Yesterday's friend of the leader may turn out to be an outcast. An outcast girl can enter the elite by becoming the girl of the class leader or the ringleader in the school.

Is there bullying at school? Naturally. A group of "cool" high school students like to offend younger students, take their money. Or the girls from the gang poison the objectionable, humiliating her.

Why are teachers inactive? Because they don't want to argue with the leaders. Only a teacher from God is able to defeat such a social system together with the parents of children. More communication and love - and then the relationship will reach another level.

Girls

Girls in the class also form hierarchies, which at first practically do not intersect with the hierarchies of guys. The crossing occurs only at 13-15 years - the period of onset of puberty. Girls usually have several leaders, and from the very beginning two or three almost non-contact groups of interests are formed. Under the age of thirteen, they are not interested in alpha guys or guys in general. In rare cases where groupings cross, alpha girls have authority over alpha guys, since guys still don’t have much power superiority, and girls can hit between the legs.

Due to such a heterogeneity of the female part of the class, an outcast girl who is bullied by everyone does not often appear. In general, the hierarchical structure of girls has much less strength than that of boys, and over the years of study it can change quite a lot.

Alpha.
Basically, they are either girls who have a reputation as the first beauty and, in addition, a bitchy character, or excellent students with high self-esteem. In the first case, alpha is like a trendsetter in the class. The main feature of alpha is that they know how to grease up with teachers. The teacher may not listen to the alpha guy, but he will definitely listen to the opinion of the alpha girl. Alpha has the exclusive, undeniable and non-negotiable right to the alpha guy. Compared to the alpha guy, her position is far from being so strong in the pack, because the female team is never and nowhere a cohesive structure in which everyone is “for each other”. The absence of an omega girl can make the alpha's leading position generally purely symbolic, especially when there is more than one grouping of girls. If there is more than one alpha in the class, then a permanent squabble will occur between them.

beta- these are two or three girlfriends of a bitchy alpha girl. They serve the alpha to spread gossip and provide small services, such as escorting to the toilet (alpha will never go to this filthy place alone), providing a "hut" (mirrors, cigarettes, excuses to ancestors / teachers) if necessary. But they are not real friends, as in the relationship between alpha and beta guys. And they are not much different from gamma girls. The reason is in the female nature, according to which they can only fully trust the guys, and they always have rivalry with other girls. Once without their leader (for example, sick), betas become completely disoriented and can serve as an excellent target for sudden retaliatory attacks by omegas. This is how beta girls differ from beta guys, who, with the title of “and. about. alphas always cope with dignity. Note that alphas prefer to take more unprepossessing persons as friends. This is due to the fact that not every bitchy girl will like the fact that her girlfriend beats off the guys from her, so she is looking for more unattractive friends in order to look more advantageous in front of the guys against their background.

Scales- henchmen of the alpha, who perform more dirty tasks than the betas (let them write off, drive to the stall for cigarettes, follow some guy). However, they are in a better position than the gamma guys, due to the fact that the alpha girl still respects them and practically does not take out her anger on them. Fiercely, they are madly proud of their belonging to the alpha party, they try to imitate it in everything. Although they are still afraid of her disgrace.

Epsilon Girls- this is the same gray mass. Cm. Epsilon boys.

Omega in a pack of girls, they are elected according to the same patterns, but more attention is paid to appearance - they are often the most terrible ugly class, so stupid or poor that they are not able to monitor their appearance. In some groups, there are two or even three such female omegas. Also, females are more jealous of "popularity". There are times when a girl is bullied only because she tries too hard to please everyone, and last but not least, the guys.

The most common type of harassment of an objectionable girl is her complete and total ignore, but this is practiced in more decent women's communities. In the more bydlast ones, bullying does not fundamentally differ from the male version.

An ideal example of possible bullying in relation to omega shows the Soviet film "Scarecrow".

Omega girls are much more likely to increase their ranking potential. best example- Natasha Guseva, who before the filming of the film was a classic omega, a nerd and a "slob" (in her own words), both in the classroom and on the set. In the classroom, it’s understandable why, but on the set, hatred was explained by banal envy of the competitor who received the main role, while the guys’ neglect was due to the fact that in between takes she didn’t smoke with the others, but read textbooks. With the release of the film, the former omega in one day became the girl number 1 of the Soviet Union. Another thing is that she herself did not need it, but the example is impressive.

Types of bullying

For the time being, there is no lawlessness when persecuting omega. The rules are about the same as in the army, as in the police:
- if beaten, then do not leave traces and mutilations;
- do not bring the victim to a state of complete despair, because the consequences are unpredictable

There are many ways of relatively harmless bullying, but there are several universal ones that anyone who studied at school is familiar with.

From the side of the herd

Bunny, she is a dog(Ukrainian Tsutsik). A good sports children's game in which the driver tries to take possession of the ball, which the other participants in the game throw to each other. In a variation adapted for bullying, an object belonging to the victim is used instead of a ball. Most often a hat or backpack. This game is very often played and not in relation to the omega - everyone who
a) stupid enough to leave a small throwable object on the desk
b) is present in the class at the beginning of the game
c) will not break people.

Tumbler: A type of "bunny" that uses the victim herself as the subject. The victim is surrounded and then pushed by one of the participants to the other, then in touch the second wins back to the third, and so on, until the victim is dizzy and falls. A dangerous type of persecution for an omega, since with the proper skill, the victim can get lyuli from almost all classmates if he knocks down the one in whose direction he flies.
Moreover, it has been proven in all cases that the victim who crashes into a third-party previously uninterested subject (for example, girls) receives a portion of hatred from him for an unjustified push (it is useless to make excuses), and not the one who arranged it all, although the third-party subject perfectly sees everything in aware of everything, but will not violate the rules of the hierarchy - because he is afraid to feel in the same role as the victim. This method is a great opportunity for the caudles to test their authority in the group or consolidate / confirm power - if someone stands up for the victim and starts to object to the alpha - this is an occasion to take note of the presumptuous frame.

Execution hydraulic: a kind of yard game "hydraulic war". Some scumbags load their weapons with urine, which basically violates paragraph two of the rules for working with a victim during bullying.
Shooting pneumatic: a kind of yard game "pneumatic war". It compares favorably with hydraulic execution in that it can be used directly in the lesson!

Ay! A thick and long sewing needle is taken and during the lesson the person sitting behind sticks it into the soft spot of the person sitting in front. In the eyes of the teacher, the offended person himself becomes the violator of discipline in the lesson. The procedure can be repeated several times per lesson.

Marking: the goal is to smear the victim with something or stick a piece of paper on the back. The most popular material is chalk. Less running - lipstick. A kind of fun: gamma draws the word “HOL” on the palm, which is imprinted on the victim as “LOH”. Some are experimenting with the reverse spelling of other short words. If you're lucky, the smeared victim will also be scolded at home for damaging clothes.

Superman- advanced "marking". Anything is used: shit in a physical education lesson, chewing gum, women's pads.

Women's locker room. Sometimes the pack does the following to the omega: throws him into the women's locker room and holds the door. But more often, a simpler trick is used: omega clothes are thrown into the locker room. Here, either the clothes will fly out of the locker room back into the corridor (dirty, which is already not bad) or they will remain there waiting for the omega to come for them in a negligee. There is also an option with a women's toilet. Remarkably, by the age of 18-19 you will already be dreaming that someone will throw you into the women's locker room and hold the door, but, alas.

hide and seek- one of the victim's belongings is carefully hidden or stolen. After that, the whole class laughingly watches the search process and listens to the tirades of the victim.

Striptease- the goal of the game: to pull off the pants or skirt from the victim at the most unexpected moment for her (say, at the gym during pull-ups on the horizontal bar or while walking along the corridor). Additional points are awarded when the victim performs this action with his own hands (say, a long thread clings to the back of the skirt and throws over the girl’s shoulder; the victim, trying to remove the thread, pulls on it, thereby lifting up his own skirt). Girls have a more cruel version of this procedure: the omega is surrounded by classmates, and her clothes are torn off, holding all the limbs. It is especially effective to undress an omega in front of guys.

Slander- Unpleasant rumors spread about the victim, discrediting her. As a rule, the topic of slander is associated with various sexual perversions or violation of the law.

Out of sight- the victim is locked in a classroom or closet, or heaps a large pile of desks or chairs. Then the victim can be observed from a distance. In this case, one should take into account the likelihood of using brute physical force (knocking out the door, flying chairs and desks through the classroom)

Cowboy aka Get used to the sea roll(mouth) - in the toilet, when the victim relieves himself of a small need, a classmate comes up behind and shakes the victim, holding his belt until she wets her trousers. However, in practice it is almost never used, since having managed to turn around, the victim may well “douse” the joker.

Ignoring- is used most often in the herd of "females". All communication with the victim ceases. Her remarks are not heard, her actions are not noticed. The most idiotic kind of bullying. Ineffective in relation to pofigists.

passive bullying- the easiest option for persecution of omega from the side of the herd. In this case, they simply try to bypass the omega, refuse to sit at the same desk with him or take him to the team during the game (often referring to the fact that he always messes up or has some kind of oddity). Also, in the course of passive harassment, all kinds of name-calling and jokes are used against the victim. Most often, this method is used in elite lyceums and gymnasiums, where the rules are too strict to carry out active persecution. Again, ineffective against nihilists.
Cha - the herd gathers around the omega, grabs his clothes and pulls different sides. Each session ends with the fact that things increase by several sizes and their further use becomes difficult. Omega, who arrives the next day in stretched clothes, is exposed.

collapse- preferred for baiting omega nerd. During the answer to the teacher, the victim's chair is moved 5-10 centimeters from the starting position. At the end of the answer, the victim sits down along the usual trajectory ... Falling, pain, humiliation, reprimand of the teacher is guaranteed (in case of a particularly (un)successful fall + concussion)

Sheep. Two low-ranking victims are needed. It starts with the fact that each of them finishes word for word until one begins to pour streams of shit on the other, and, accordingly, vice versa (and this will definitely happen, because the lower the position of the victim, the more diligently he will denigrate the other). Disassembly may well come to a fight. And given the morale of the fighters, the fight can be very brutal. And with the corresponding consequences further. The main advantage of the method is that the hands of the provocateur are always “clean”, and those who are persecuted for outsiders always remain to blame.

Matchmaking- when a herd deliberately pushes low-ranking heterosexual individuals towards each other with slogans like "fuck her, prove that you are not a homo", "we found you a heifer" and the like. Both patients find themselves in a completely awkward and hopeless situation. Also, poisoners can breed for awkward things (such as making the omega girl touch her breasts, kiss, etc.) under the threat of beating or starting to consider the omega a homosexual.

It should be noted that the locker room is a particularly favorite place for herd-baiting. After that, the omega bypasses her and changes clothes anywhere, which twice a week gives pleasure to the rest. In many cases, the process of torturing the victim is recorded on a mobile phone camera with scales watching it from the side, and then the video is distributed to the entire class via bluetooth.

By the teachers

Exposing to ridicule - they simply stupidly call the omega to the board or force them to stand up and cover them with curses from head to toe. As a rule, they are accused of stupidity, worthlessness, laziness and so on.

A call for gratitude- often used with the previous method. For the antics of the omega with the words "Say thanks% username%" punishes the entire class. As a result, the omega, at the first opportunity, receives lyuli from punished and innocent comrades.

zadalbyvanie- they call the same student to answer every lesson, and they drive around the entire program and do not calm down until they slap a “couple”. This can go on for weeks. Memorizing the textbook, as a rule, does not help much.

Dropping out of class- if the omega has already specifically got the teacher, then he simply kicks him out of the class during the lesson. However, this only plays into the hands of the omega: he simply winds home in order to avoid another bullying.

It is worth noting separately that the teacher almost never takes the side of the victim of bullying and generally tries to hide the very fact of hazing in the classroom as much as possible. This happens for a very simple reason: any recorded fact of bullying a child is a stain on the reputation of both an individual teacher and the entire teaching staff of the school with the mandatory sanctions of the District ONO (this is at best). In addition, the deterioration of the reputation of the educational institution will lead to an outflow of the most useful clientele for the school, which pushes children away, and they can simply sue money. Therefore, the teacher will most likely respond to any complaints from a problem child or his parents using the template “the problem is with you”.

From the side of the parents (yes, yes, this also happens)

Judicial showdown Some parents like to go to court for the smallest of reasons. Do not be surprised if you are called to court in the case of “how your Vasenka pushed our Masha” with huge amounts of moral compensation and exaggeration of the injuries received.

Parental committee- if you somehow did not please the parent who heads the parent committee, you can be prepared for the biggest meanness and trouble. This parent will convince all teachers and other parents of his “rightness”, but you will not be in trouble.

senior classes

At the age of 16-18, the hierarchical structure of the class inevitably changes. First, it becomes mixed. Secondly, the formation of a new structure is very much influenced by how large the locality in which the school is located.

In terms of city population
If the city is large enough, then in the upper grades the integrity of the hierarchy is gradually destroyed. This is due to the fact that the members of the pack outside the walls of the school have more important things to do than pester the omega. In addition, other useful activities allow students to develop and mature faster. The role of omega as an object of bullying is reduced, he can finally calmly walk around the school without fear that something will fly into him. Unless years of panic and self-doubt have already made him an asocial loner. But it's still better than what it was before.
From the point of view of the ranking struggle, everything becomes sluggish and uninteresting.

Another thing is when the city is small! In this case, on the contrary, everything becomes even tougher for the omega. Young foreheads have even more strength and energy (hormones are raging), but there are still no worthy activities in the town. Therefore, for a variety of sensations, more and more sophisticated experiments are being put on the omega. Now with sexual connotations, since sexually mature girls are included in the persecution, in front of which the guys need to show off.

In this environment, protection for the omega guy often comes from an unexpected source - from the most beautiful and popular girl in the teenage community. But this is not connected with the maternal instinct and not with the desire to show female kindness and good upbringing, but all the same - the desire, with one's own high rank, to go against the herd, subordinating it to one's will. Unlike the guy, no one will touch the alpha girl. It is also important for her to humiliate the alpha guy at the same time, with whom she often dates. In her heart, she despises the outcast omega even more than the rest of the girls.

In terms of class structure

At the transition of grades 9-10, the very composition of the class is redrawn: many go to technical schools, including almost all alpha gopniks. Many people are transferred to special schools and lyceums with an in-depth program, where the team is not a collection of all stripes from the district, but a team where everyone knows why their parents pushed them here. In this case, although the gradation is visible, no one touches or pesters anyone: the average level of intelligence and calmness in such places is higher. Yes, and the order is also monitored more strictly.

As for schools, the remaining people are usually redistributed among a slightly reduced number of classes (since all individuals with an intellect below the average went to vocational schools, and above the average went to places of more elite), as a result of which the connections now permeate the entire parallel. On the other hand, a bunch of scales and epsilons now don’t know what to do and why finish off the omega at all, so the structure most often changes almost completely and becomes similar to the university one: a lot of comrades study in neighboring classes, so the old connections remain the same , as a result of which the parallel and the class itself are divided into several non-hostile and equal companies. Yes, and the people are already slowly growing up and often have more important things to do than school.

The adult life of an omega

After school, these are classic hickeys, nerds and bitards, who find it very difficult to re-learn how to communicate with people. Of course, because they are used to the fact that no one loves them, and they will be punished for the slightest mistake. If in a few years the omega will be able to defeat these complexes in itself, then it will become easier further. If the alpha was on the part of the gopniks, then the ex-omega, after graduation, gets off with just a fierce, rabid hatred of the gopnik, but not misanthropy.

Some ex-Omegas can be found well-established in this life, which can be explained by the ability to survive stressful situations developed over difficult years. Some omegas, thanks to youthful hardening and innate abilities or pathologies (for which they were not loved in childhood), come to success that alphas and betas could not even dream of.

If during the bullying there was at least the slightest sexual connotation (and in 100% of cases this is the subtext of same-sex relationships that are abnormal from the point of view of homophobic communities), then an adult omega is guaranteed to receive pathologies in the intimate sphere.

Conclusion

If you are a representative of the scale community and below, then after graduation you may suddenly realize that you can’t continue like this and you should start striving for something more. Fortunately, in the university and in life in general, the rules and values ​​​​are completely different, so the main rule for you will be to get all that school rubbish out of your head and get settled again. However, if the student body consists of more than half of the males, then the first two courses of persecution can be ensured, because the males mature two years later than the females. But if everything goes well, yesterday's alphas will have a slight advantage compared to you, and it may even be easier for you. Therefore, it is necessary to tighten up at the beginning, try, and everything will work out.

And of course, the omega, in order not to be subjected to repeated humiliation, should by all means avoid getting into Russian army and prison.

To bring all of the above to common denominator, it should be said that there has always been a school hierarchy of such a plan - since this is a group of motley people contained in the conditions of some kind of (semi) closed system, such as a prison or an army.

The degree of assimilation to hordes of baboons depends on:
The decency of the institution itself: initially they try to weed out completely stupid cattle, after that they will either try to prevent an aggravation or hide precedents, which, unfortunately, also happens.
Hierarchy stability in a class. More important ranking fuss distracts from bullying.
Bydlovity class. If there are more cattle in the class than non-cattle, the problems described above will definitely be - cattle are more prone to herd thinking than non-cattle dissected into their narrow circles.
The ratio of boys and girls in the class. More girls, less bickering.
Home environments and parental supervision of children's development.

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