What Did Paul Willis (1977)conclude About School and Working-Class Boys

question 16

Multiple Choice

What did Paul Willis (1977) conclude about school and working-class boys in his book,Learning to Labour?

• A)That to a large extent it was the culture of the boys themselves,rather than the culture of the school that directed them into manual work
• B)That bonding with their mates was less important than learning vocational skills that would help them to work in manual jobs
• C)That the school culture was a significant influence on their choice to work in manual labour after school
• D)That working-class boys resisted their class identity and were able to move up from the working-class to the middle class

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