Class Differences (external)

Question 1

What is cultural deprivation?

CD argument?

What is cultural deprivation?

Answer 1

The lack of cultural equipment which would be gained through primary socialisation

CD argues that when w/c families fail to socialise child well they end up culturally deprived and this leads to them lacking cultural equipment which = underachievement

Cultural deprivation is lack of language skills, parents education decreased and w/c subculture

Question 2

Criticisms of CD theory?

Answer 2

• keddie believes CDT is a myth and more of a victim blaming explanation where and they ignore how w/c is down to the m/c dominated education values
• troyna and William blame speech hierarchy of m/c teachers
• blackstone and Mortimore said that it isn’t that w/c parents don’t take interest in child’s education but rather not flexible working hours