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I've recently gone back to uni after a year out. A different one to last time, in Middlesbrough.
The students here seem very strange.
There seem to be a lot more 'trendy' types around - wearing the latest fashion fads, and often presenting themselves with what seems to be a curious mix of disinterest in anyone else and insecurity.
I don't know, maybe my perception is slightly off the mark. But it seems like they're people the likes of which you saw in high school - the ones that kind of evaporated (or changed) going into 6th form.
At my old uni things were different - everyone seemed to be much more friendly and open.
I think that's the difference in attitude that's at the centre of everything - as if the widespread preoccupation with the trends of fashion stems from that. Somehow.
My old uni was a small town, with a comparatively small number of students. Perhaps there was more of a sense of community there, which would explain the lesser degree of disinterest in everyone else.
Whereas this place has far more students, who are in turn a far smaller proportion of the city.
Perhaps this causes a greater feeling of insignificance. Which would explain the insecurity.
Could the insecurity cause people to strive to reclaim some status in society by wearing the 'right' clothes, having the right, precisely gelled / mulletted (I still don't know why!) hair ?
Presumably it could.
Could it be responsible for the 'coldness'?
I don't know. It's a very.. odd attitude - perhaps you've observed it - the expressionless face and body language, the disinterest in the world around them.
Maybe it could be an insecurity thing too? If you suddenly find yourself in a society that doesn't really 'care' about you (and with so many people concentrated in the area, most won't), is it a natural defence to withdraw from it like that, put up a disinterested front?
It's just that if it is a response to your own feeling of insignificance, the effect is to appear to act as if nothing around you is.. well, significant.
In that way, I suppose it's a lot like the clothes thing - feeling insignificant, then finding ways to 'raise' your significance,
your 'status' if you will.
Maybe for students it's a little different to everyone else. You're taken from a school or college that's relatively small, taken away from your firends, and put on a campus of thousands of other people, in a fairly big city. It's got to be a knock for your sense of status.
Whereas other people in the same situation might be able to deal with it better.
Has anyone else got an opinion on what's going on here? Spotted the same kind of thing, or think I've got it completely wrong? (A distinct possibility :^) )
What does sociology, as an academic subject, have to say on this ?
The students here seem very strange.
There seem to be a lot more 'trendy' types around - wearing the latest fashion fads, and often presenting themselves with what seems to be a curious mix of disinterest in anyone else and insecurity.
I don't know, maybe my perception is slightly off the mark. But it seems like they're people the likes of which you saw in high school - the ones that kind of evaporated (or changed) going into 6th form.
At my old uni things were different - everyone seemed to be much more friendly and open.
I think that's the difference in attitude that's at the centre of everything - as if the widespread preoccupation with the trends of fashion stems from that. Somehow.
My old uni was a small town, with a comparatively small number of students. Perhaps there was more of a sense of community there, which would explain the lesser degree of disinterest in everyone else.
Whereas this place has far more students, who are in turn a far smaller proportion of the city.
Perhaps this causes a greater feeling of insignificance. Which would explain the insecurity.
Could the insecurity cause people to strive to reclaim some status in society by wearing the 'right' clothes, having the right, precisely gelled / mulletted (I still don't know why!) hair ?
Presumably it could.
Could it be responsible for the 'coldness'?
I don't know. It's a very.. odd attitude - perhaps you've observed it - the expressionless face and body language, the disinterest in the world around them.
Maybe it could be an insecurity thing too? If you suddenly find yourself in a society that doesn't really 'care' about you (and with so many people concentrated in the area, most won't), is it a natural defence to withdraw from it like that, put up a disinterested front?
It's just that if it is a response to your own feeling of insignificance, the effect is to appear to act as if nothing around you is.. well, significant.
In that way, I suppose it's a lot like the clothes thing - feeling insignificant, then finding ways to 'raise' your significance,
your 'status' if you will.
Maybe for students it's a little different to everyone else. You're taken from a school or college that's relatively small, taken away from your firends, and put on a campus of thousands of other people, in a fairly big city. It's got to be a knock for your sense of status.
Whereas other people in the same situation might be able to deal with it better.
Has anyone else got an opinion on what's going on here? Spotted the same kind of thing, or think I've got it completely wrong? (A distinct possibility :^) )
What does sociology, as an academic subject, have to say on this ?
I know what you mean though I noticed it a lot more in my 1st year.
It seems that at Uni people just seem to ignore each other and are only friendly with those they live with.
Personally I'm not a very sociable person with new people so I've got used to just going into Uni, doing work and then going home. Mainly as I live at home as does 90% of people from my town.
Annnnyway, not sure about the clothes thing. I think people are just vain and insecure in general. Or have more money than sense.
I'm bored now... I've grown used to ignoring people now. I went out to be nice but it didn't really happen so now I can't be assed. People only care about what people can offer them, more so at Uni.
I usually talk to a few people in my tutorials, go to union between lectures etc. Though I wouldn't call them friends, we're just using each other to kill time basically.
Also, I've noticed at Uni I'm more paranoid about my appearance but do little to change it. So, yeah, you could be correct.
It seems that at Uni people just seem to ignore each other and are only friendly with those they live with.
Personally I'm not a very sociable person with new people so I've got used to just going into Uni, doing work and then going home. Mainly as I live at home as does 90% of people from my town.
Annnnyway, not sure about the clothes thing. I think people are just vain and insecure in general. Or have more money than sense.
I'm bored now... I've grown used to ignoring people now. I went out to be nice but it didn't really happen so now I can't be assed. People only care about what people can offer them, more so at Uni.
I usually talk to a few people in my tutorials, go to union between lectures etc. Though I wouldn't call them friends, we're just using each other to kill time basically.
Also, I've noticed at Uni I'm more paranoid about my appearance but do little to change it. So, yeah, you could be correct.
I've recently gone back to uni after a year out. A different one to last time, in Middlesbrough.
The students here seem very strange.
There seem to be a lot more 'trendy' types around - wearing the latest fashion fads, and often presenting themselves with what seems to be a curious mix of disinterest in anyone else and insecurity.
I don't know, maybe my perception is slightly off the mark. But it seems like they're people the likes of which you saw in high school - the ones that kind of evaporated (or changed) going into 6th form.
At my old uni things were different - everyone seemed to be much more friendly and open.
I think that's the difference in attitude that's at the centre of everything - as if the widespread preoccupation with the trends of fashion stems from that. Somehow.
My old uni was a small town, with a comparatively small number of students. Perhaps there was more of a sense of community there, which would explain the lesser degree of disinterest in everyone else.
Whereas this place has far more students, who are in turn a far smaller proportion of the city.
Perhaps this causes a greater feeling of insignificance. Which would explain the insecurity.
Could the insecurity cause people to strive to reclaim some status in society by wearing the 'right' clothes, having the right, precisely gelled / mulletted (I still don't know why!) hair ?
Presumably it could.
Could it be responsible for the 'coldness'?
I don't know. It's a very.. odd attitude - perhaps you've observed it - the expressionless face and body language, the disinterest in the world around them.
Maybe it could be an insecurity thing too? If you suddenly find yourself in a society that doesn't really 'care' about you (and with so many people concentrated in the area, most won't), is it a natural defence to withdraw from it like that, put up a disinterested front?
It's just that if it is a response to your own feeling of insignificance, the effect is to appear to act as if nothing around you is.. well, significant.
In that way, I suppose it's a lot like the clothes thing - feeling insignificant, then finding ways to 'raise' your significance,
your 'status' if you will.
Maybe for students it's a little different to everyone else. You're taken from a school or college that's relatively small, taken away from your firends, and put on a campus of thousands of other people, in a fairly big city. It's got to be a knock for your sense of status.
Whereas other people in the same situation might be able to deal with it better.
Has anyone else got an opinion on what's going on here? Spotted the same kind of thing, or think I've got it completely wrong? (A distinct possibility :^) )
What does sociology, as an academic subject, have to say on this ?
The students here seem very strange.
There seem to be a lot more 'trendy' types around - wearing the latest fashion fads, and often presenting themselves with what seems to be a curious mix of disinterest in anyone else and insecurity.
I don't know, maybe my perception is slightly off the mark. But it seems like they're people the likes of which you saw in high school - the ones that kind of evaporated (or changed) going into 6th form.
At my old uni things were different - everyone seemed to be much more friendly and open.
I think that's the difference in attitude that's at the centre of everything - as if the widespread preoccupation with the trends of fashion stems from that. Somehow.
My old uni was a small town, with a comparatively small number of students. Perhaps there was more of a sense of community there, which would explain the lesser degree of disinterest in everyone else.
Whereas this place has far more students, who are in turn a far smaller proportion of the city.
Perhaps this causes a greater feeling of insignificance. Which would explain the insecurity.
Could the insecurity cause people to strive to reclaim some status in society by wearing the 'right' clothes, having the right, precisely gelled / mulletted (I still don't know why!) hair ?
Presumably it could.
Could it be responsible for the 'coldness'?
I don't know. It's a very.. odd attitude - perhaps you've observed it - the expressionless face and body language, the disinterest in the world around them.
Maybe it could be an insecurity thing too? If you suddenly find yourself in a society that doesn't really 'care' about you (and with so many people concentrated in the area, most won't), is it a natural defence to withdraw from it like that, put up a disinterested front?
It's just that if it is a response to your own feeling of insignificance, the effect is to appear to act as if nothing around you is.. well, significant.
In that way, I suppose it's a lot like the clothes thing - feeling insignificant, then finding ways to 'raise' your significance,
your 'status' if you will.
Maybe for students it's a little different to everyone else. You're taken from a school or college that's relatively small, taken away from your firends, and put on a campus of thousands of other people, in a fairly big city. It's got to be a knock for your sense of status.
Whereas other people in the same situation might be able to deal with it better.
Has anyone else got an opinion on what's going on here? Spotted the same kind of thing, or think I've got it completely wrong? (A distinct possibility :^) )
What does sociology, as an academic subject, have to say on this ?