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The bubble of privilege. Young, privately educated women talk about social class
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posted on 2023-06-08, 00:47 authored by Claire Maxwell, Peter AggletonConceptualisations of the self in relation to others are examined among a group of young women attending a fee-paying school in England. As part of a larger study exploring intimacy and agency among young women from relatively privileged class backgrounds, 54 young women participated in focus group discussions and interviews. Findings reveal that young women strongly positioned themselves in relation to 'others' - both those they saw as 'chavs' and young people attending state schools. Yet, just as often, these young women sought to distinguish themselves from other private school peers. Within the privileged bubble the young women inhabited, locations within the wider private school network, type and extent of parental wealth, and fame were all markers used to differentiate the self from others.
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British Journal of Sociology of EducationISSN
0142-5692Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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1Volume
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3-15Pages
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- Education Publications
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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