3. EDUCATION - CLASS and Girls Achievement

Question 1

FACTORS AFFECTING GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT- CLASS:
1.) Hyper-heterosexual female identities
Many W/C girls invest considerable amounts of time into what?

Answer 1

Constructing desirable and glamorous hyper-heterosexual identities.
they wear sportswear, sexy clothes, makeup and hairstyles. It brought status another way that doesn’t involve achievement.
They’re often punished for having the wrong appearance.

Question 2

FACTORS AFFECTING GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT- CLASS:
2.) Boyfriends
Archer (2010) said many W/C girls are failing due to having a boyfriend.
How so?

Answer 2

They get in the way of completing school work to a high standard and lowered aspirations. 
Girls with boyfriends aspired to settles down and have children and work in local working class feminine jobs such as childcare and hairdressing.

Question 3

FACTORS AFFECTING GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT- CLASS:
3.) Being Loud
Why were some W/C girls loud?

Answer 3

It gained them attention and status in an alternative way.