J South, It is not only racial groups that attempt to forge a difference in social groups, it is also ethnic groups that like to be different. Even teenagers, who strive to be so alike, are often obsessed with being different and unique. Sibling rivalry is also the effort to be different, just different enough to stand out, not different enough to be ostrasized. Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org