Zafar, so good: middle-class students, school habitus and secondary schooling in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

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Meo, Analía Inés
Año de publicación
2011
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inglés
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This article examines how students from the loser sections of the middle class dealt with the game of secondary schooling in a good state school in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina). It engages with Bourdieus theory of social practice and, in particular, with its concepts of game, habitus and cultural capital. It argues that middle-class students embody a school habitus, which I call zafar. Zafar (a Spanish slang word) refers to students dispositions, practices and strategies towards social and educational demands of teachers and their school. Zafar propels middle-class students to be just good enough students, and promote an instrumental approach to schooling and learning. Although this paper offers an account within which the reproduction of relative educational advantage of a group of middle-class students takes place, it also poses questions about their future educational and occupational opportunities.
Fil: Meo, Analía Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
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ARGENTINA
BOURDIEU
HABITUS
MIDDLE CLASS
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Zafar, so good: middle-class students, school habitus and secondary schooling in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
title Zafar, so good: middle-class students, school habitus and secondary schooling in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
spellingShingle Zafar, so good: middle-class students, school habitus and secondary schooling in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Meo, Analía Inés
ARGENTINA
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HABITUS
MIDDLE CLASS
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
title_short Zafar, so good: middle-class students, school habitus and secondary schooling in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
title_full Zafar, so good: middle-class students, school habitus and secondary schooling in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
title_fullStr Zafar, so good: middle-class students, school habitus and secondary schooling in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Zafar, so good: middle-class students, school habitus and secondary schooling in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
title_sort Zafar, so good: middle-class students, school habitus and secondary schooling in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
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author Meo, Analía Inés
author_facet Meo, Analía Inés
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ARGENTINA
BOURDIEU
HABITUS
MIDDLE CLASS
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
topic ARGENTINA
BOURDIEU
HABITUS
MIDDLE CLASS
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This article examines how students from the loser sections of the middle class dealt with the game of secondary schooling in a good state school in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina). It engages with Bourdieus theory of social practice and, in particular, with its concepts of game, habitus and cultural capital. It argues that middle-class students embody a school habitus, which I call zafar. Zafar (a Spanish slang word) refers to students dispositions, practices and strategies towards social and educational demands of teachers and their school. Zafar propels middle-class students to be just good enough students, and promote an instrumental approach to schooling and learning. Although this paper offers an account within which the reproduction of relative educational advantage of a group of middle-class students takes place, it also poses questions about their future educational and occupational opportunities.
Fil: Meo, Analía Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
description This article examines how students from the loser sections of the middle class dealt with the game of secondary schooling in a good state school in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina). It engages with Bourdieus theory of social practice and, in particular, with its concepts of game, habitus and cultural capital. It argues that middle-class students embody a school habitus, which I call zafar. Zafar (a Spanish slang word) refers to students dispositions, practices and strategies towards social and educational demands of teachers and their school. Zafar propels middle-class students to be just good enough students, and promote an instrumental approach to schooling and learning. Although this paper offers an account within which the reproduction of relative educational advantage of a group of middle-class students takes place, it also poses questions about their future educational and occupational opportunities.
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