Jocks and Burnouts
| Author | : Penelope Eckert |
| Publisher | : Teachers College Press |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 1989-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0807770043 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780807770047 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (047 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Jocks and Burnouts by : Penelope Eckert
Download or read book Jocks and Burnouts written by Penelope Eckert and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ethnographic study of adolescent social structure in a Michigan high school shows how the school's institutional environment fosters the formation of opposed class cultures in the student population, which in turn serve as a social tracking system.