'NIKE' IDENTITIES Flashcards
1
Q
What did the right appearance earn in schools?
A
a. Symbolic capital
b. Approval from peer groups
c. Safety from bullying
2
Q
However, what did these identities lead to in school?
A
a. Conflict with the school’s dress code
b. Teachers opposed ‘street styles’ as showing ‘bad taste’ or even as a threat, or students were labelled as rebels
3
Q
What did Archer argue about the school’s middle-class habitus?
A
a. She argued that it stigmatises working-class pupils’ identities
4
Q
2 reasons why Nike styles also played in working-class pupils’ rejection of higher education:
A
- Unrealistic- higher education is for richer, posher, cleverer people and they would not fit in. It was seen as an unaffordable and risky investment
- Undesirable- higher education wouldn’t suit their preferred lifestyle or habitus
