The Social Creation of School Dropouts: Accomplishing the Reproduction of an Underclass.

Papagiannis, George J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ280403

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Publication Date: 1983-Mar

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The Social Creation of School Dropouts: Accomplishing the Reproduction of an Underclass.

Papagiannis, George J.; And Others

Youth and Society, v14 n3 p363-92 Mar 1983

Maintains that dropping out of school is more usefully interpreted in social structural terms rather than as an individual psychological event. Reviews research findings to support the argument that schooling reproduces a class-based society by legitimating the social role of the dropout and allocating students to that devalued status. (Author/MJL)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Dropouts, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, School Role, Social Class, Social Influences, Social Structure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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