Class, Culture, and Difference in England: Deconstructing the Institutional Norm.

Mac an Ghaill, Mairtin

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ERIC Number: EJ572613

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Publication Date: 1996

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Class, Culture, and Difference in England: Deconstructing the Institutional Norm.

Mac an Ghaill, Mairtin

International Journal of Qualitative Studies, v9 n3 p297-309 Jul-Sep 1996

Examines a group of ethnically diverse students' critical exploration of the complex interconnections among working-class school careers, identity formation, and cultural practices within English educational institutions. Presents the case for "bringing back" social class as a significant explanatory variable of educational inequality and the construction of diverse social identities. (DSK)

Descriptors: Cultural Context, Educational Principles, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Individual Development, Social Bias, Social Class, Social Discrimination, Working Class

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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