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subcultures
group of students who share similar values and norms and behaviour patterns
often a response to labelling and streaming
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differentiation
teachers categorise pupils based on perception of ability/attitude i.e. streaming
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polarisation
pupils responding to streaming by 2 extremes, pro-school and anti-school subcultures
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pro-school subculture
high stream MC
committed to school values
status gained through academic success
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anti-school subculture
low stream WC
loss of self-esteem
labelled failure, turn to other ways of gaining status
turn school values upside down
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Boaler 2005
lower sets are a ‘psychological prison’
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Ball 1981
abolish streaming and polarisation will be removed
differentiation still occurred, teachers still categorised students
class inequalities continue
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Wood
pro and anti-school subcultures are too broad and in reality, there are more
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ritualism
going through motions, staying out of trouble
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retreatism
daydreaming and mucking about, resigned
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rebellion
outright rejection of everything the school stands for