Editing Popularity (section)

==== Maturity ====
Popularity is gauged primarily through social status. Because of the importance of social status, peers play the primary role in social decision making so that individuals can increase the chances that others like them. However, as children, individuals tend to do this through friendship, academics, and interpersonal conduct.<ref name="Adler" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=N.,G |first=Miller, Maruyama |date=1976 |title=Ordinal position and peer popularity. |url=https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.33.2.123 |journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=123–131|doi=10.1037/0022-3514.33.2.123 }}</ref> By adulthood, work and romantic relationships become much more important. This peer functioning and gaining popularity is a key player in increasing interest in social networks and groups in the workplace. To succeed in such a work environment, adults then place popularity as a higher priority than any other goal, even romance.<ref name="Lansu"/>