Since my topic is high school cliques, and more specifically “Girl World” and female aggression, I think that the type of interviewees who would add the most insight into my paper would be teenage girls, or people who were recently in high school. Their opinions and stories about cliques in their own high schools, and what they have seen in the media, would give a personal feel to the way high school – or even middle school – really was. They did not need to conduct scientific research to know how things worked, to know how groups were divided, and how these groups saw each other. I would interview both guys and girls – maybe someone from my dorm – to get a good idea and range of opinions.
If I were to interview a professional on the matter, I would probably go to the Psychology department and talk to an expert in social or child psychology. The social psychologist would be able to give a broad range of information on the way groups interact, in general, while a child psychologist could narrow the focus to the specific age group.
As I am planning on interviewing students rather than adults, as I have a number of peer-reviewed journal resources for expert opinions, here are some questions that I would ask teenagers about the cliques in their school.

1. First of all, how would you define a “clique?”
2. When you think of cliques, do you only think of girls, and especially popular girls? Or do you put other groups of people into categories as well?
3. If you have seen the movie Mean Girls, you probably know the expression “Queen B” and “teen royalty.” Did any of particular girl, or groups of kids, fall into these categories? What did you think of them? Did everyone (or anyone) have a positive opinion about them?
4. Do you believe that by dividing groups into cliques, that they provide a sense of structure to the scary, disorganized world of high school?
5. Do you think cliques lead more to popularity, or to ostracism?
6. Have you ever heard a lecture, talk to an expert, or read anything on people working against cliques?
7. Do you think the idea of female aggression – less physical, more emotional – is what actually leads to the forming of cliques?
8. What is your opinion on the idea of the “wannabes,” or a misfit clique? Do you think it’s good for kids who may not be popular to form their own group for acceptance?
9. After leaving high school and coming to college, do you feel like cliques still exist after high school?
10. Do you have any stories about cliques from your high school that you would like to share?