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Muddling through school life: an ethnographic study of the subculture of ‘deviant’ students in China.
- Source :
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International Studies in Sociology of Education . Jun2017, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p151-170. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This paper reports the findings of an eight-month ethnographic study of a small group of at-risk youths in a school of a southern coastal city in China. The process leading to the young students being marginalised by the school system and how they developed a ‘muddling through’ subculture to counteract this marginalisation is revealed. It is argued that this small group of at-risk youths has capitalised on their subculture and used it to resist authorities, to acquire social skills and to safeguard their psychological well-being. The present study contributes to the literature in several ways. First, the in-depth description of the subculture of a group of at-risk youths in a Chinese school provides a Chinese angle for youth (post-) subculture studies. Second, the critical discussion about the ‘empowerment’ role that the ‘deviant’ subculture plays enriches the literature about the functions of youth culture. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *SUBCULTURES
*ETHNOLOGY
*SOCIAL skills
*YOUTH
*EDUCATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09620214
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Studies in Sociology of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123150069
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2016.1200995