Found that there were 2 ways in which pupils subcultures developed
What were these 2 ways according to Lacey?
Polarisation and differentiation
What is meant by polarilisation?
It is where pupils respond to streaming by either moving to pro-school subculture or an anti-school subculture
What is meant by differentiation?
It is a form of streaming, those who are placed in high streams have higher status
What did Hargreaves’s find?
Found that boys in lower streams were triple failures. They failed their 11+ exam, Had been placed in lower streams, and then labelled as ‘worthless louts’ - their solution to this was to form a group which provided status to those who flouted the school rules and guarenteed their educational failure
