Studied 44 Asian girls aged 13-16 (mainly Pakistani) in
made for free at coggle.it Manchester from 8 schools
Found 4 types of subcultures
Anti school subculture
Thought schools were racist The Gang Girls
Drew them closer to their culture
Led to withdrawal from other students
Conformed to school values to achieve academic success The Survivors
Shain (AO1) Ethnicity identity
Still felt schools were racist / sexist
Called rebels by the teachers
Saw unequal opportunities at home + in community (difference in
privilege)
The Rebels
'Subculture of the Asian gang'
Priority to religion
Integrated with other ethnic minority groups of the same faith
Also followed survival strategy to gain academic success The Faith Girls
Not applicable to society
Only Asian girls - doesn't tell us about how the ethnicities of other
students affects academic performance Analysis (AO3)
Small sample (44)
Doesn't show other Asian students outside of the sample Evaluation (AO3)
Conducted a 2 year study of 25 M/C, 11-12 year old girls in a
single sex school achieving highly
Underachievers seen as rebels, bad girls, misbehaviours
Made jokes in class, known for their humour
Allen (AO1) Gender and class identity
M/C, but saw themselves as 'common' Identity
Saw the other girls as 'posh' - wealthy and confident
Thought that the high achievers 'paid for their education' - money
had bought them intelligence
Downplayed the importance of academic achievement
made for free at coggle.it Manchester from 8 schools
Found 4 types of subcultures
Anti school subculture
Thought schools were racist The Gang Girls
Drew them closer to their culture
Led to withdrawal from other students
Conformed to school values to achieve academic success The Survivors
Shain (AO1) Ethnicity identity
Still felt schools were racist / sexist
Called rebels by the teachers
Saw unequal opportunities at home + in community (difference in
privilege)
The Rebels
'Subculture of the Asian gang'
Priority to religion
Integrated with other ethnic minority groups of the same faith
Also followed survival strategy to gain academic success The Faith Girls
Not applicable to society
Only Asian girls - doesn't tell us about how the ethnicities of other
students affects academic performance Analysis (AO3)
Small sample (44)
Doesn't show other Asian students outside of the sample Evaluation (AO3)
Conducted a 2 year study of 25 M/C, 11-12 year old girls in a
single sex school achieving highly
Underachievers seen as rebels, bad girls, misbehaviours
Made jokes in class, known for their humour
Allen (AO1) Gender and class identity
M/C, but saw themselves as 'common' Identity
Saw the other girls as 'posh' - wealthy and confident
Thought that the high achievers 'paid for their education' - money
had bought them intelligence
Downplayed the importance of academic achievement
