Class Flashcards
what is identity?
sense of who you are made up of a range of influences
what is habitus?
way of life for a social class
what is symbolic capital?
being wealthy in terms of status - having high status (MC status comes from teachers)
what is nike identities?
WC invest in brands to create WC identity e.g stone island, adidas, nike, northface, JD brands
what is symbolic violence?
where the behaviour or habitus of others is devalued as inferior (for WC)
what is social suicide?
where not conforming to style standards leads to negative responses from peers
what is self-exclusion?
take yourself out of a situation
what is policing identity/ shaming?
where other students label and exclude people for not conforming to expectations. Policing - keeping the behaviour of others in check
habitus
•Archer et al focuses on the interaction between working class people identities and school and how this produces underachievement
•the middle-class has power - their habitus as superior + impose on education system, school puts higher value of middle class taste, preferences and so on - cultural capital
symbolic capital and violence
•MC habitus - symbolic capital which is deemed to have worth or value
•school devalues the WC habitus with their clothes or accent which is deemed as tasteless or worthless
•Bourdieu calls this withholding of symbolic capital or symbolic violence - WC tastes and lifestyles as inferior, symbolic violence reinforces the class structure and keeps the WC ‘in their place’ (they are criticised for their lack of symbolic capital or type of symbolic capital)
•Archer working class pupils felt that to be successful in education they needed to change how they talked and presented themselves, educational success was the cost of ‘losing yourself’ - unable to access ‘posh’ MC spaces such as uni and professional careers which are seen as ‘not for the likes of us’
nike identities
•WC know school looks down on them - symbolic violence seek alt ways of self-worth, status and value
•investing in ‘styles’ - use branded clothing like nike
•social suicide if didnt conform, earned symbolic capital from appearance, got approval from peer groups and safety from bullying
•conflict with school dress code, teachers opposing street style - bad taste
•MC habitus sees WC nike identity as tasteless
•nike styles play a part in WC students rejection of higher education
•WC may choose to self-exclude from education as it doesnt fit with their identity
WC identity and education success
class identity and self-exclusion
