Culture & Identity- Working Class Flashcards
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Skeggs (1977)
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Studied the lives of 12 working class women. The research showed that they tried to distance themselves from traditional working class norms and values.
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Savage et al (2005)
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Carried out 50 in depth interviews with people who lived in Manchester. Only 21% had a clear view of a class they fit into. 41% thought they had no clear social class. 40% viewed themselves as working class. 18% viewed themselves as Middle class.
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Willis (1977)- ‘Learning to Labour’
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Explains what life is like in working class families. KEY POINTS: Jobs are based on unskilled, manual labour; boys typically follow in fathers footsteps; strong sense of unity.
