Class, gender, (hetero)sexuality and schooling
Paradoxes within working‐class girls’ engagement with education and post‐16 aspirations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11166706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louise Archer (0000-0002-0254-4234, King's College School, corresponding author), Anna Halsall (London Metropolitan University), Sumi Hollingworth (London Metropolitan University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-180 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01425690701192570 |
| OpenAlex | W2062881110 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
| References cited | 18 |
This paper discusses the ways in which inner-city, ethnically diverse, working-class girls' constructions of hetero-femininities mediate and shape their dis/engagement with education and schooling. Drawing on data from a study conducted with 89 urban, working-class young people in London, attention is drawn to three main ways through which young women used heterosexual femininities to construct capital and generate identity value and worth; namely, investment in appearance through 'glamorous' hetero-femininities, heterosexual relationships with boyfriends, and the 'ladettte' discourse. We discuss how and why young women's investments in particular forms of heterosexual working-class femininity can play into their disengagement from education and schooling, drawing particular attention to the paradoxes that arise when these constructions play into other oppressive power relations
Class (philosophy · Epistemology · Human sexuality · Political science · Politics · Social class · Sociology · Working class · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 50 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,63 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 50 |