Abstract
Drawing upon the narratives of three African American men who dropped out of school, the paper proposes that oppositional behaviors may be underpinned by self-protective strategies based upon perceived available options and that commonly held stereotypes can lead to the misinterpretation of actions.
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Recommended Citation
Drayton, B.
(2014).
The Clown, the Criminal, and the Dummy: Alternate Interpretations of Oppositional Behaviors.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2014/papers/23
The Clown, the Criminal, and the Dummy: Alternate Interpretations of Oppositional Behaviors
Drawing upon the narratives of three African American men who dropped out of school, the paper proposes that oppositional behaviors may be underpinned by self-protective strategies based upon perceived available options and that commonly held stereotypes can lead to the misinterpretation of actions.
