PUPIL SUBCULTURES

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PUPIL SUBCULTURES

• An investigation

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AIMS

• To investigate four different subcultures.
• To analyse these subcultures and look for
  similarities and differences.
• To understand why these subcultures exist and how
  they can impact on attainment.

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THE FOUR SUBCULTURES

• White, male, middle-class.
• White, male, working-class.
• African-Caribbean male.
• African-Caribbean female.

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TASK

• Divide your sugar paper into four.
• Produce a mind map for each of the four
  subcultures.
• The following slides will help.
• Explain the information simply and concisely
  all four must fit onto one sheet.

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Differentiation
Polarisation
White, male middle-class
The subculture of failure
The subculture of success
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The lads
Working-class peer groups
White, male working-class
Macho Lads
New Enterprisers
Academic Achievers
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Conformists
Anti-school subcultures
African-Caribbean male
Innovators
Rebels
Retreatists
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Pro-education subcultures
Identification with school
African-Caribbean female
Lower profile
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ANALYSIS TASK

• Look at your four mind maps.
• What similarities are there between the four
  subcultures?
• How have the four subcultures come about?
• What impact do you think each subculture would
  have on educational attainment?