Recent studies of the history of working-class leisure have rested on the conceptualization of leisure as both public and male. A study of the living conditions, recreational activities, and family budgets of white working-class New Yorkers between 1880 and 1920 suggests broad ways in which working women's leisure activities contributed to a…

A study providing a descriptive and explanatory analysis of the representative stages of language acquisition found in a sample of 12 working-class black children ranging from 18 months to 4.6 years is reported. Previous general language research concerned with linguistic abilities of working-class black children is critically evaluated, and the…

An exploratory study making use of ethnographic and grounded theory methods was carried out with two Hispanic and two Black American working-class families. Exploration focused on how cognitive processes taking place in the natural setting of the family can best be understood. In order to uncover the intellectual interactions that take place in…

Combining insights from sociology, psychology, marketing, the mass media, and other fields, in addition to an attempt to put the "state of the art" into a contemporary context, this literature review highlights significant studies which provide insights into white middle class working women in American society. It emphasizes their values and…

Examines the effect of athletic-related activities on peer-group culture of students at a predominantly working-class middle school. Reports that certain extracurricular activities influence the male and female cultures of early adolescents by promoting specific values which are incorporated into the informal peer-culture of the school.…

The authority culture of the poor is a barrier to their civic inclusion and to the dreams of liberal educationists. Education's primary purpose is the reproduction of cultural values and role learning among the young. School cannot fill in for the roles and functions of other equally important but failed social institutions. (RM)

Presents an understanding of the social background and methods of student financing at pre-1939 British universities. Concludes there were many lower, middle, and working class students who attended the universities, dispelling a myth that the wealthy students were the majority prior to World War II. (KDR)

Examines the thoughts and perceptions of four primary school parents from different social positions, regarding involvement in their children's schooling. Reports that for working-class parents there were less favorable situations in school selection, child rearing, and involvement within schools. (CMK)

Observes that England's present government is displacing the humanist values of traditional higher education with those of a new achievement-oriented society. Points out the educated elite still determines the values of British life. Discusses how these changes affect the working class through a diminished standard of living and quality of…

Discusses the extent of oppression experienced by working class women during the period 1800-1870. Critiques Meg Gomersall's article "Ideals and Realities: The Education of Working-class Girls, 1800-1870." Finds her empirical evidence interesting but criticizes her analysis as lacking substance. Suggests Gomersall underestimates the…

Refutes some issues concerning women in nineteenth century England. Among these are the idea that class, not sex, was the key dimension of oppression; that the lack of educational opportunity of any sort was the central problem; and that in education provided by radicals, women were equal. (KO)

Offers a response to Keith Flett's criticism of a previous article dealing with nineteenth century women's education. More fully develops arguments against the theories of oppression as a class issue rather than one of sex, the lack of educational opportunity for women, and the more equal approach of working class radicals to the education of…

Examines the effects of linguistic and cultural diversity on the educational achievement of working class and minority students by reappraising the deficit/difference controversy of the 1960s and 1970s and examines how class and politics shape both cultural-linguistic and school-based assumptions about language and literacy. (Author/BJV)

The wife of a semiskilled manual worker and mother of three young children reflects on her progress from part-time secretary to professor. She commends her experience to other women and concludes that the conflicts she has transcended have increased her worth as a teacher. (DM)

Examines the economic, social/cultural, and educational barriers that low-income, working-class, Irish students experience in accessing higher education. Suggests that the dynamic role of the state, in creating and maintaining inequality, needs to be systematically addressed; resistance can be accomplished by targeting structures from state…