Deviance in Classrooms, Volume 213

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Routledge, Dec 8, 2011 - Education - 296 pages

When originally published this book reported the first major application of 'labelling theory' to deviance in classrooms. The authors explore the nature of classroom rules, show how they constitute a pervasive feature of the classroom, and examine the ways in which teachers use these rules as grounds for imputing 'deviance' to pupils. A theory of social typing is developed to show how teachers come to define certain pupils as deviant persons such as 'troublemakers' and several case-studies are used to document this analysis. Finally, the teachers' reactions to disruptive classroom conduct are examined as complex strategic attempts at social control in the classroom. The book has a double focus on deviance theory and the process of teaching.

 

Contents

1 A critical introduction to labelling theory
1
2 Deviance and education
17
3 Rules in school
33
4 Rules in context
63
5 The imputation of deviance
106
6 A theory of typing
140
7 The typing of deviant pupils
171
8 Reactions to deviance
217
9 Some implications
252
Notes
265
Bibliographical index
275
Subject index
281
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