Gender Educational Attainment Inside Factors: Anti-School Subcultures

Question 1

Which social class of boys are more likely to join anti-school subcultures?

Answer 1

Working class boys

Question 2

What is a study showing boys are more likely to join anti-school subcultures

Answer 2

Willis’ study of the lads

Question 3

How can peer pressure be seen in Willis’ anti-school subculture study?

Answer 3

Students not in the culture were labelled as “ear’oles” so there was pressure not to be an “ear’ole”

Question 4

What is the impact of boys expressing their masculinity in the classroom in terms of attainment?

Answer 4

It makes them more likely to fail

Question 5

What does Epstein argue?

Answer 5

Growth of laddish subcultures has contributed to boys’ underachievement

Question 6

How does Epstein argue her point?

Answer 6

Working class boys are more likely to to be negatively labelled if they are pro-education