Outcome of Labelling Flashcards
Who did the A-C Economy?
Gilborn and Youdell
Explain the A-C Economy
Due to pressure of league tables = ration the most able student
Education Triage =
a) those who pass regardless
b) borderline cases
c) hopeless cases
Explain an A-C Economy example
Hopeless cases;
teachers spend less resources + time on them
W/C stereotypically
Provide a rebuttal for the A-C Economy
Sets with same ability students
= Boosts self esteem and confidence
Davis and Moore, Role allocation
= Sift and sorts into sets -> great qualifications, job
Who did the Pupil Subcultures?
Colin Lacey
Explain the Pupil Subcultures
Subcultures form from:
Differentiation = How teachers categorise pupils from
- stereotypes, abilities, setting + streaming
Polarisation = How pupils react to the teachers differentiation
Explain an example for Pupil Subculture
W/C student - antischool subculture
Truant, mis-obedient to gain school status
Provide a rebuttal for Pupil Subcultures
There are more than 2 subcultures to labelling
- Ingratiation
- Ritualism
- Retreatism
- Rebellion
Who did the Pupils Identities?
Louise Archer Et Al
Explain the Pupils Identities
Schools impose symbolic violence against W/C whose identities are shapes through designer sportswear (Nike)
What is the result of Pupils Identities?
Schools reject these students, forces W/C to feel as if education is not for them
Explain an example for Pupils Identities
W/C Pupils
- Do not fit into M/C schools, habitus, norms + values
Provide a rebuttal for Pupils Identities
Not all W/C feel fatalistic -
Sewell’s study of conformists for black boys
