pupil identities and subcultures

Question 1

pro school subculture

Answer 1

• committed to school values
• gain approval through academic success

mac and ghaill:
two types;
1. academic achievers who seek academic success focusing on English, maths and science.

2. new enterprisers who seek academic success in subjects such as business and computing which they see as the route to economic success.

Question 2

anti school subculture

Answer 2

• low streams
• reject school values
• truanting
  -disruption
• not doing hw

Question 3

formation of pupil subcultures - lacey

Answer 3

1. differentiation:
   teachers categorise pupils based on how they perceive their ability. e.g. streaming which categorises pupils into different classes.
2. polarisation:
   pupil responds to differentiation by moving towards one of two opposite poles. either anti or pro subculture.

Question 4

schools shape pupil identities

Answer 4

• peer groups
• symbolic violence
• school environment
• ethnocentric curriculum
• subject choice
• uniform
  -subcultures
• labelling.