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SUMMARY:Students’ Social Networks and Attitudes: An Exploration of the I
 nfluence of Ethnicity and Social Class - Maria Papapolydorou\, Institute o
 f Education - University of London
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CONTACT:Filio Constantinou
DESCRIPTION:This paper uses qualitative methods of collecting and analysin
 g data to explore the way ethnicity and class related identities inform te
 enagers’ relationships and perceptions in ethnically diverse schools. Th
 e analysis offered here is based on data collected from Year 12 students\,
  in four co-educational\, state-secondary schools in London. In depth semi
 -structured interviews and focus groups were carried out with about 60 stu
 dents. \n\nPreliminary analysis of data suggests that ethnicity and class 
 issues are important for teenagers’ formation of social networks. In par
 ticular\, racialisation offers useful insights regarding the way teenage s
 tudents perceive ethnic ‘others’ and ultimately form their friendships
 . Teenagers’ social class background is another key factor that influenc
 es the way students’ relationships were developed within school. For ins
 tance\, the majority of students’ friendships did not cut across social 
 classes\; on the contrary they were consistently comprised of same social 
 class people.\n\nOn the whole\, it seems that the way students experience 
 schooling as well as the way they form their social networks\, attitudes a
 nd values is influenced by contextual issues related to social class and e
 thnicity - racialisation and less often racism. This illustrates that the 
 relationships and attitudes of students are highly sensitive to contextual
  issues and do not act independently of those. On the contrary\, they are 
 shaped and/or constrained by factors such as social class and ethnicity. \
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LOCATION:Room GS3\, Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 
 Hills Road\, Cambridge
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