In the movie Mean Girls, students identified each other using categories like "jock," "cheerleader," "skater," and "nerd." Which theory would argue that such classification systems influence the way you see people?

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The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, also known as linguistic relativity, suggests that the language we use shapes the way we think and perceive the world. In the case of Mean Girls, the students are using language (i.e. labels like "jock," "cheerleader," etc.) to categorize and define their peers, which could potentially shape how they view and interact with each other.

In the Movie Mean Girls, Students Identified Each Other Using