Are schools failing working class children or does working class life present alternative means for gaining social status that conflict with what it means to do well at school? Focusing on Southeast London, this book provides insight into class values and reveals the complex cultural politics of white working class pride.
List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Social Class and Education PART 1: COMMON KNOWLEDGE Sharon: Common-as-Shit Common Women: Working Class Values Trouble on the Estates PART 2: CLASSROOM VERSUS STREET CULTURE Tom at Tenter Ground The Classroom and School Who Rules the School? PART 3: CREATING AND TRANSFORMING VALUE Pokemon and Peers Place and Prestige Notes from an Armed Robber - Gone Straight Notes References Index
