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Direct linkCanny, Angela; Hamilton, Miriam – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2018
This article explores how a formal state examination system operates as a tool which enables the cultural reproduction of the middle classes in an increasingly market-driven education system in Ireland. It is based on a study of a group of final-year girls approaching the high-stakes terminal Leaving Certificate examination. The success of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advantaged, Middle Class Culture, Exit Examinations
Coles, Robert – New York Review of Books, 1975
This second part of a three-part article explores the development of political attitudes and political socialization in middle-class children. (EH)
Descriptors: Middle Class Culture, Middle Class Parents, Middle Class Standards, Political Attitudes
Nelson, Margaret K. – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
Popular culture today characterizes middle-class parents as being consumed with anxiety about their children. Drawing on more than 100 consumer reviews of baby monitors published on Epinions.com, the author examines how parents respond to that anxiety. Although Epinions.com reviewers are not representative of the population at large, they do…
Descriptors: Middle Class Culture, Parent Attitudes, Anxiety, Child Safety
Peer reviewedVener, Arthur M.; Stewart, Cyrus S. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1974
A resurvey shows significant increases in sexual activity for 14- and 15-year-olds of both genders. Findings indicate that the new morality is not limited to sexuality, but extends to the broader context of youthful behavior. Heavy involvement in sexual activity was also related to other delinquent acts. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Change Agents, Middle Class Culture
The Culture of Professionalism. The Middle Class and the Development of Higher Education in America.
Bledstein, Burton – 1976
By the middle of the nineteenth century American society was becoming restructured according to the concept of career. A new middle class emerged, and within it professionalism became the highest goal. The creation of the university in America provided the necessary matrix for its development, making possible new attitudes about authority,…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational History
Peer reviewedRothwell, Jennifer Truran – Social Education, 1999
Addresses the beginnings of Swiss tourism, its barriers, and the development and role of transportation in mountain tourism. Considers the environmental problems caused by mountain tourism in Switzerland and provides seven teaching ideas. (CMK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Middle Class Culture
Jones, David R. – 1980
The foundation and development between 1850 and 1900 of English "redbrick" colleges, also referred to as civic universities, are considered. Colleges were successfully established in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, and other cities. The history of these colleges is considered in order to provide tentative conclusions about the origins of…
Descriptors: College Role, Cultural Influences, Educational Change, Educational History
Whitehill, Charles D. – J Res Music Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Bands (Music), Cultural Influences, Educational History, Educational Trends
