In Paul Willis's study, working-class high-school boys resisted study and schoolwork because they thought it was unmasculine.

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Paul Willis's study, detailed in his book "Learning to Labor," found that working-class boys often resisted academic work because they associated it with femininity and a lack of masculinity, preferring instead to identify with the manual labor associated with traditional male roles.

In Paul Willis's Study, Working-Class High-School Boys Resisted Study and Schoolwork