Morgan ThackerFerryP.8April 23, 2014iSearch: RationaleMy topic for the iSearch research paper, which is about how stereotypes affect adolescents in high school, is related to the real world in several ways. Stereotyping is a serious problem and can seriously affect someone. In my article I specifically want to talk about how this affects teenagers. I won't dwell on the high school aspect. This topic interests me because I want to know how it might affect me. I want to know how this affects others and I want to learn about common stereotypes that are a problem in high schools. My five main subtopics for my article are: different stereotypes, what a stereotype is, how they can affect someone, if they affect anyone, and teenagers having stereotypes. I hope this information will give me a better understanding of the topic and allow me to learn more about avoiding stereotypes and knowing what can happen when someone is stereotyped.Morgan ThackerFerryP.May 45, 2014iSearch: NarrativeWhen we received the iSearch article, I had to think of topics. We were allowed to choose any topic we wanted, which gave us a lot of room to work. It was hard to think of something that interested me and really interested me. Someone gave me the idea of ​​stereotypes. I found them interesting and wanted to know more about them. I really wanted to focus on how they can affect people, especially teenagers. Being a teenager in high school and knowing that I could be and have been stereotyped, I wanted to see how they could affect people. When I began researching my topic, I wrote my thesis: Stereotyping is a serious problem and can seriously affect. ..... middle of article ......he professor of psychology in the United Kingdom. For example, stereotyping all teenagers in the school group as nerds is not always true. Some group members may perform poorly and not care about school, or be athletes, both of which are known as being the opposite of the nerdy stereotype (McLeod). Stereotypes can cause teens to not do the things they want and miss out on opportunities. If someone is labeled a “dumb jock,” they may have trouble applying to college because they may feel like they're not smart enough. Someone can be really good at something but feel like they don't fit in or are made fun of for trying to chase their dreams (Cornell). “Stereotypes make adolescents resistant to change and unwilling to pursue new opportunities because they feel like they will always be the nerd, slut, jerk, loser, punk, prep, or jock that they are. 'they always were' (Tucker).