pupil identities Flashcards
(12 cards)
What does Evans say about working class girls?-social class
studied group of 21 girls from South London comprehensive. Students reluctant to apply to elite schools, the few that did felt sense of hidden barriers and x fitting in., had strong attachment to locality, only 4 of 21 moved away.
What was Bourdieu’s symbolic violence?-social class
higher status groups possess symbolic capital, derived from labels they have and cultural values they embody.
W/C seen as inferior and incapable, creates hopelessness in academic achievement.
What does Ingram say about working class boys?-social class
W/C identity inseparable from belonging to W/C locality, neighbourhoods network of family and friends were key part of boy’s habitus. Working class community place great emphasis on conformity.
What did Archer et al find out in Nike identities?- social class
W/C identified selves as “Nike” in comparison to M/C “Gucci”. W/C students drew symbolic capital from wearing these clothes. Students have negative outlooks of educational prospects, however development of “Nike” identities led these students to clash w teachers over wearing trainers instead of shoes, led them to being further marginalised in education.
What did the staff interviewed by Archer et al in “Nike” identities” fear?-social class
feared that consumer life style W/C pupils were drawn to could lead to pressure of being involved in illegal economic activities.
Archer found that students were aware of financial pressures and “shady activities” that could help them.
What did Mac and Ghali say about male gender identity?-gender
male peer groups put boys under pressure to not take school seriously
W/C boys- part of being male meant being cool and not doing school work, those who did labelled as “Gay” or “Queer”
M/C boys- did work in secret, projected public image of “effortless achievement”, pretending not to make effort
What did Archer say about female gender identity?-gender
girls do x conform to traditional gender identities, came into conflict w school.
constructing heterosexual sexy feminine image was most important thing to them.
each girl spent money and time on feminine image giving girls sense of power
What are Lees sexual double standards?-gender
sexual double standards exist when we apply one set of moral standards to group but different set for another.
Sue Lees found this in which boys brag about sexual exploits whereas girls labelled as “slags” if did same. Sexual conquest is way of gaining status for boys.
What does Ringrose say about gender violence and sexual bullying?
women subject to slut shaming and sexual bullying in school. Examples of slut shaming include being criticised for violating dress code policies by dressing in perceived provocative ways, having casual sex, requesting access to birth control.
What did Wright say about Asian pupils?- ethnicity
teachers assumed they had poor grasp of English. Sometimes used “Baby” language
may be more likely to forget students names
Asian girls get less attention due to teachers disapproving cultural traditions like saying headscarf is x part of uniform.
What did Gillborn and Youdell say about African Caribbean boys?- ethnicity
teachers expected poor behaviour. Slightest behavioural issue was interpreted as serious challenge to authority.
Black students felt picked on/excluded and underestimated.
this contrasted high expectations applied to Asian students.
What did Archer say about demonised ethnic identities?- ethnicity
EM pupils likely to be seen as either demonised or pathologized pupils.
Black students for example were seen as loud, challenging, excessively sexual and with aspirational home culture.
