Children's Bodies in Schools: Corporeal Performances of Social Class (Hardcover)

How do teachers "read" children's body language, and what are the consequences of these (mis)interpretations? Using Pierre Bourdieu's work in the construction of social class, together with Annette Lareau's work on how social class influences the child-rearing practices of parents, Henry argues that children raised in working-class homes come to elementary school with different, largely underappreciated, corporeal capacities. The middle-class corporeal practices of elementary school (hands to yourself, raise your hand to speak, stay in straight lines) require working-class children to adopt middle-class corporeal performances in order to demonstrate that they have achieved self-control, a significant mechanism by which some bodies are validated in society and vilified in others. Henry argues that curricula aimed at helping teachers teach poor children predisposes them to see poor children's corporeal performance from deeply classed positions that maintain cycles of social reproduction in schools rather than interrupting them.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Pivot
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	S. Henry
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	130
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-44262-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Primary / junior schools Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Students / student organizations Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
LSN:	1-137-44262-X
Barcode:	9781137442628

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