PUPIL IDENTITIES AND SUBCULTURES

Question 1

WHAT IS A SUBCULTURE?

Answer 1

A differentiation from the parent culture that maintains some principles however takes on different norms and values

Question 2

WHAT IS SYMBOLIC CAPITAL?

Answer 2

The sense of worth (STATUS) that students receive from others

Question 3

WHAT IS SYMBOLIC VIOLENCE?

Answer 3

• Using your Symbolic Capital against someone who has less to demonstrate superiority over them
• Using symbols and ideas to control/dominate others

Question 4

DESCRIBE THE TWO TYPES OF PUPIL SUBCULTURE.

Answer 4

1) Pro School Subculture
- committed to school
- Gain approval through school
- Two types: Academic achievers and New enterprisers

2) Anti School Subculture
- Lower streams and sets
- Rejection of school values
- Disrupting and Truanting

Question 5

(BRIEF) HOW ARE PUPIL SUBCULTURES FORMED?

Answer 5

Through DIFFERENTIATION followed by POLERISATION

Question 6

WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATION?

Answer 6

The system of teachers categorising pupils based on ability (for example streams and sets)

Question 7

WHAT IS POLERISATION?

Answer 7

The pupils response to differentiation. The response is either become part of an anti school or pro school subculture

Question 8

WHAT ARE THE EIGHT WAYS SCHOOL SHAPES PUPIL IDENTITIES?

Answer 8

1) Labelling (BECKER)

2) Gendered uniform

3) The Ethnocentric Curriculum (BALL)

4) Gender Stereotypes in subjects - reinforces gender identity

5) Students align their ability with the type of school they go to (REAY)

6) Pupil Subcultures

7) Symbolic Violence (ARCHER)

8) Symbolic Capital - ostracises those who don’t conform