Gender Identity (girls) Linked to Class
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- Created on: 11-05-18 19:02
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- Gender Identity (girls) Linked to Class
- Symbolic Capital
- Feminist Archer et al (2010) says there is a clear conflict between working class girls' identity and the values and ethos of a school
- Working class girls strive for symbolic capital which prevents them achieving academic capital and economic capital
- They adopt several strategies in creating symbolic capital in order to feel valued and a sense of self
- Hyper-heterosexual Feminine Identities
- Many of working class girls invest a considerable amount of money, time and effort is constructing a 'desirable' identity
- Having this identity brought them status from their peers
- however it brought them into conflict with the school who punished them for wearing things like make up, teachers see the girls appearance as a distraction from education
- Boyfriends
- Having a boyfriend brings working class girls symbolic capital, however it got in the way of school work and lowered girls aspirations
- These girls aspire to 'settle down', have children and work in low class feminine jobs
- Working Class Dilemma
- Gain Symbolic Capital or gain Educational Capital
- To gain educational capital they would have to reject symbolic capital
- Successful Working Class Girls
- Evan (2009) says that if working class girls do well then they are then at a disadvantage by their gender and class identity.
- W/C girls want to increase there earning power so that they can support their family (dual burden)
- They are also less likely to move away from home for university because of fear of debt
- Symbolic Capital
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