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Nolan, Kathleen M. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2011
Early resistance theorists analyzed working class students' oppositional behavior at a time of high availability of viable jobs in manufacturing. They argued that oppositional behavior constituted a rejection of middle class culture motivated by an implicit understanding of the myth of meritocracy. But times have changed. This paper seeks to…
Descriptors: Credentials, Working Class, Middle Class, Behavior Problems