Status Power

In many ways, status power consumes the life of us teenagers because it is in essence the only true power we wield. This affects the way we act around our friends and acquaintances, and also who we choose to associate ourselves with. For example, a football player would guffaw at the notion of going to Interactive Gamers' Club. Status power makes people do things which they ordinarily would not, such as wearing obscene amounts of makeup or drinking till they pass out. My sister still watches MTV, even after years of me telling her that it's a channel of fluff and will turn anyone's brain to mush, just to be able to talk about the newest episode of "16 and Pregnant."