基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2006. Following the trajectory of particular children's failure at school and explaining the difference between girls and boys, the book demonstrates how social class position tends to be reproduced as a function of childhood experience.
Full Description
Are schools failing working class children or does working class life present alternative means for gaining social status that conflict with what it means to do well at school? Focusing on Southeast London, this book provides insight into class values and reveals the complex cultural politics of white working class pride.
Contents
List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Social Class and Education PART 1: COMMON KNOWLEDGE Sharon: Common-as-Shit Common Women: Working Class Values Trouble on the Estates PART 2: CLASSROOM VERSUS STREET CULTURE Tom at Tenter Ground The Classroom and School Who Rules the School? PART 3: CREATING AND TRANSFORMING VALUE Pokemon and Peers Place and Prestige Notes from an Armed Robber - Gone Straight Notes References Index
