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Detta är en undersökning om pojkars attityder till läsning och datorspelande utanför skolan. Undersökningen är gjord bland pojkar som går ett praktiskt gymnasieprogram. Teorin som har legat till grund för undersökningen har bland annat varit forskning som rört pojkars attityder till läsning i skolan. Jag har bland annat använt mig av Gunilla Molloys, Judith Langer, Malin Bardenstams och Magnus Perssons motståndskultur, föreställningsvärldar, identifikation och värdering av kultur.Vad gäller motståndet mot läsning har jag hittat attityder som pekar på ett motstånd hos pojkarna vad gäller att identifiera sig som läsare, detta trots att de läser och visar att de har behållning av det. Det är även tydligt att pojkarna gärna återvänder till redan kända föreställningsvärldar.

Young male vocational students are in academia described as being less interested by politics and social issues and having less knowledge regarding democracy than other students. A culture of resistance is the appellation of the specific culture that emphasise the relations between young male vocational students. Deliberately arranged teaching with deliberate qualities has shown a positive impact on students’ learning as well as being a way of working with moral issues in school. The purpose of this study is to make researches into whether deliberately arranged teaching has an impact on  the political and social interest amongst young male vocational students. A questionnaire was conducted before and after the Civics A (social studies) course. Individual interviews, where the students’ ways of expressing themselves in regards to politics and social issues were in focus, were carried out. The deliberately arranged teaching was conducted once a week during one academic year. The students were then responsible for the content as well as ensuring that they abided by the set rules for the conversation. Limited alterations regarding the students’ interest for politics and social issues were identified in the questionnaire. However, the interviews revealed that some of the students have changed their way of looking at politics and their interest has increased. The culture of resistance that usually distinguishes the behaviour of vocational students in regards to core subjects was not found as a dominating factor. The students taking part in focus groups expressed a positive response to the deliberately arranged teaching stating it was the part of the course they enjoyed the most. To be able to express their views and listen to others was highly appreciated by the students who described themselves as serious and ambitious during classes. The teachers felt that this teaching style meant that there was a focus on relations and that the didactic question about content in the course were more complicated to execute.