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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779258503321

Autore

Hargreaves David H.

Titolo

Deviance in classrooms / / David H. Hargreaves, Stephen K. Hester and Frank J. Mellor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-45739-9

1-280-77704-4

9786613687432

1-136-45740-2

0-203-12663-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions: education ; ; 213

Altri autori (Persone)

HesterStephen

MellorFrank J

Disciplina

371.93

Soggetti

Teaching

Classroom management

Educational sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1975 by Routledge & Kegan Paul.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Deviance in classrooms; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. A critical introduction to labelling theory; 2. Deviance and education; 3. Rules in school; 4. Rules in context; 5. The imputation of deviance; 6. A theory of typing; 7. The typing of deviant pupils; 8. Reactions to deviance; 9. Some implications; Notes; Bibliographical index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

When originally published this book reported the first major application of 'labelling theory' to deviance in classrooms. The authors explore the nature of classroom rules, show how they constitute a pervasive feature of the classroom, and examine the ways in which teachers use these rules as grounds for imputing 'deviance' to pupils. A theory of social typing is developed to show how teachers come to define certain pupils as deviant persons such as 'troublemakers' and several case-studies are used to document this analysis. Finally, the teachers' reactions to disruptive classroom conduct a