Internal Factor 3 - Pupil Subcultures

Question 1

What is a Pupil Subculture?

Answer 1

A group of pupils who share similar values and behaviour patterns.

Question 2

How do pupil subcultures emerge?

Answer 2

As a response to the way they’ve been labelled

Question 3

Which Sociologist studies Pupil Subcultures?

Answer 3

Colin Lacey

Question 4

What concepts does Colin Lacey put forward?

Answer 4

Differentiation & Polarisation

Question 5

What is Differentiation, according to Lacey?

Answer 5

The process of teachers categorising students based on how they perceive their ability, attitudes and behaviour.

Question 6

Who carries out Differentiation?

Answer 6

Teachers

Question 7

Which students are given high status

Answer 7

Those who are deemed as ‘more able’ and placed into higher sets

Question 8

Which students are given inferior status

Answer 8

Those who are deemed as ‘less able’ and placed in lower sets

Question 9

What is Polarisation according to Lacey?

Answer 9

How students respond to streaming by moving towards two opposite ‘poles’ or extremes.

Question 10

What are the two polar opposites the boys adapted based on streaming

Answer 10

Pro school or Anti school subcultures