Preps and Punks: An Inquiry into Externally Imposed Factors that Contribute to the Social Categorization of Students

The division of students into social categories is a phenomenon that invites inquiry. Historically, students have tended to migrate towards one of two groups: the preps who embrace all aspects of school life and the punks who reject all aspects of school life. These two groups are reproductions...

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Main Author:	Georgann Cope Watson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brock University 2005-01-01
Series:	Brock Education: a Journal of Educational Research and Practice
Online Access:	http://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/63

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spelling	doaj-f8cc5ea6848e489d8c0257e5e0ad85572020-11-25T00:48:58ZengBrock UniversityBrock Education: a Journal of Educational Research and Practice1183-11891183-11892005-01-0115165Preps and Punks: An Inquiry into Externally Imposed Factors that Contribute to the Social Categorization of StudentsGeorgann Cope WatsonThe division of students into social categories is a phenomenon that invites inquiry. Historically, students have tended to migrate towards one of two groups: the preps who embrace all aspects of school life and the punks who reject all aspects of school life. These two groups are reproductions of the social order. This paper inquires into three elements of the discourse of schooling that influence the categorization of students; normalization, the hidden curriculum and the social contract.http://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/63
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title	Preps and Punks: An Inquiry into Externally Imposed Factors that Contribute to the Social Categorization of Students
title_short	Preps and Punks: An Inquiry into Externally Imposed Factors that Contribute to the Social Categorization of Students
title_full	Preps and Punks: An Inquiry into Externally Imposed Factors that Contribute to the Social Categorization of Students
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publisher	Brock University
series	Brock Education: a Journal of Educational Research and Practice
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Preps and Punks: An Inquiry into Externally Imposed Factors that Contribute to the Social Categorization of Students

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