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Allen, Kim; Mendick, Heather – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2013
In this article, we explore the question of how celebrity operates in young people's everyday lives, thus contributing to the urgent need to address celebrity's social function. Drawing on data from three studies in England on young people's perspectives on their educational and work futures, we show how celebrity operates as a classed and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Young Adults, Popular Culture
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Brady, Patrick – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2004
The adolescent peer group constitutes a vital component of the institutional culture of the contemporary secondary school. Formed among students and reinforced by administrators and teachers, it takes the form of a structured status hierarchy whose membership and boundaries are clearly understood within the school community. Individual students'…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Peer Groups, Student Subcultures