Gender + Anti-School Subcultures

Cards (17)

  • How might anti-skl subs express themselves in skl?
    Rebellious behaviour during lessons
  • What is the difference between an anti-skl subculture and an anti-educational subculture?
    Anti-skl rejects the n+v's of the school WHEREAS anti-education subs reject the fundamental values of education
  • Who identified the male subculture 'Macho Lads'?
    Mac an Ghaill
  • What did the 'Macho Lads' do?
    • Rejected mainstream skl values
    • Replaced them w/ 3 F's (fighting-football-fucking)
  • What are the 3 F's?
    Fighting, football + fucking
  • Which sociologist argued that academic achievement was seen as feminine among low-achiving boys?
    F____
    Frosh
  • How did Archer & Yamashita support Frosh's findings? (HINT: academic achievement = fem)
    WC males saw reading/aca. achievement as 'soft' > anti-skl/hyper-het. subs
  • Girls are more associated with being what?
    PRO-skl
  • What class of females may adopt anti-skl attitudes
    WC
  • Which 3 sociologists said that WC women may adopt anti-skl attitudes?
    McDonald & Marsh and Jackson
  • What is notable about girls who form anti-school subs?
    They're still PRO-education
  • Why are girls in anti-skl subs still PRO-education?
    They still value academic achievement
  • What are 'New Wave girls'?
    • Popular, academic girls interested in New Wave music
    • WC + resisted trad. expectations of feminity
  • Who studied the 'New Wave girls'?
    Blackman
  • What is an example of a FEMALE anti-school & pro-education subculture?
    Black sisters
  • Who studied the 'Black sisters'?
    Mac an Ghail
  • Why were the 'Black sisters' anti-school but pro-education?
    They saw some teachers as racist so they rejects school