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Class Reproduction by Four Year Olds.
- Source :
-
Qualitative Sociology . Jun2011, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p337-352. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- While scholars know that young children are active if inadvertent participants in social reproduction, little has been said about how young children engage in class reproduction. Through observing in a preschool classroom with a class diverse student body, I show that preschoolers are already class actors, performing class through their linguistic styles. Upper-middle-class children speak, interrupt, ask for help, and argue more often than working-class children. Upper-middle-class children's classed linguistic style effectively silences working-class students, gives them less power, and allows them fewer opportunities to develop their language skills. The children's linguistic class performances have immediate consequences and potential future implications for class reproduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01620436
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Qualitative Sociology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 60528776
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11133-011-9193-1