Cultural factors - CLASS Flashcards
1
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language codes - middle class
A
- know the elaborated code and restricted code
- would advantage them as it means they are more likely to move up the mark scheme (helps in exams)
e.g textbooks, teachers
2
Q
language codes - working class
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- Use the restricted code which would disadvantage them as it means they are capped at certain levels
e.g wont be able to understand a teacher or textbooks
3
Q
parents attitudes - middle class
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- middle class parents have a more pro school attitude and place more value on education
- parents would have had a better education
4
Q
parents attitudes - working class
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- more likely to not value education and would have had a lower level of education and qualification so they wouldn’t care as much
However - trips to visit, sure start centres
5
Q
wider subculture - middle class
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- deferred gratification
- seeking pleasure at the end
(better grades/rewards)
- seeking pleasure at the end
- future time orientation
- thinking about the future and planning ahead e.g thinking about uni, future jobs - individualism
- knowing YOU are the determining factor and knowing it is all down to you and need to do your best - encourages people to do more homework and revision
6
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wider subculture - working class
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- immediate gratification
- seeking pleasure now and putting work off to be satisfied in the moment
- present time orientation
- thinking about the now and seeing the present as more important
- fatalism
- knowing there is nothing you can do to change your status and accepting it leading to low aspirations
7
Q
Evaluation
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- things in 21st century have chnage
- need qualifications to get a job and parents are more aware children need to be more future time orientated
8
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Evaluation 2
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- tackle cultural deprivation by providing extra resources to schools in deprived areas
- intervene early in socialisation process to compensate children for the deprivation
