Cultural Deprivation Flashcards
What does the longitudinal study of 2007 say ?
By the time working class children are 3 years old they are already one academic year behind their middle- class peers.and the gap widens with age
What are the three main types
- parents education
- parents income / working class subcultres
-language (parents ) use at home
Why is language essential
Language is essential part as the way in which parents communicate with their children affects their cognitive development and their ability.
What does Hubbs- Tait et al state ?
Middle class parents use challenging languages to enable their children to evaluate their speech and thoughts therefore cognitive performance improves.
What does Feinstein say to support this ?
( middle class / educated parents and more likely to use praise) which stimulates more motivation to perform better.
What does Engelmann et al state ?
Engelmann et al- working class language at home is deficient.as they use gestures, single words.
What are Bernstein two types of codes used at home ?
-Restricted code ( lower class )
-Elaborated code ( middle class )
What does Douglas state about working class parents attitude to their child’s education ?
Working class parents place less value on child’s education = less ambition.
Visited skl less and were less likely to discuss their children’s progress with teachers
What does Feinstein say about parents education ?
parents own education is the most important factor due to socialising.
What is the middle class parenting style
Discipline and have high expectations of their children and support achievement by encouraging active learning and exploration
How do working class parent their children ?
So less educated parents parenting is still marked by harsh or inconsistent discipline. This prevent the child from learning independence and self-control leaving them to be un motivated at school.
How do middle class parents use their income ?
Better educated parents not only tend to have higher incomes. They also spend their incomes in ways to promote their children’s educational success.
What does Benstein and young say about middle-class parents use of their income?
middle-class parents are more likely to buy educational toys books and activities that encourage reasoning skills. this means children from such a home start school with the intellectual skills needed to progress
In terms of diet, why does a parent’s income matter?
understanding nutrition in child development and higher income to buy nutritious food which causes them to be less absent and attendance in class.
What is a subculture?
A group of people who share the same attitude and values and they differ from the mainstream culture
