ERIC Number: EJ917369
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Publication Date: 2011-Mar
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Gender, Popularity and Notions of In/Authenticity amongst 12-Year-Old to 13-Year-Old School Girls
Read, Barbara; Francis, Becky; Skelton, Christine
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v32 n2 p169-183 Mar 2011
This paper draws on data from a research project investigating gendered identities and interactions of high-achieving students in Year Eight in England (12-13 years old), particularly in relation to students' "popularity" amongst their peers. As part of this study 71 students were interviewed from nine different schools in urban, rural and small town locations. From an analysis of participants' conceptions of the characteristics of "popular" and "unpopular" students, this paper looks in depth at notions of in/authenticity and how it is perceived and judged in relation to the self and others. In particular, the paper focuses on the genderedness of such discourses of in/authenticity as constructed by these students, and relates such concerns to theorizations of "impossible" femininity. (Contains 3 tables and 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Sexual Identity, Peer Acceptance, Investigations, Academic Achievement, Interviews, Adolescents, Friendship, Discourse Analysis, Observation, Shyness, Social Development, Student Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Educational Sociology
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Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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