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education key terms Flashcards

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symbolic capital

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a term to describe how the working class hide their culture because they see it as inferior to the middle class school culture

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present-time orientation

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living for the moment, without having any long term plans

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elaborate speech code

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middle class speech which contains a wide raging vocabulary and abstract thinking

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deferred gratification

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where middle class students delay their pleasure rather than having rewards immediately

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privileged skilled chooser

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middle class parents who use their educational and cultural capital to chose the best schools

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collectivism

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when working class students prefer to fail as a group rather than succeed as a individual

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restricted speech code

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working class speech which uses a limited vocabulary and is not rewarded at school

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fatalism

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where working class students tend to give up trying to succeed at school

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anti school subculture

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a group of students in school who share attitudes which go against the values of the school

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habitus

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the culture (way of thinking) shared by a social class

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compensatory educational policies

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Government policies aimed at helping students from poorer backgrounds

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cultural capital

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middle class culture which is rewarded at school

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labelling

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when someone is judged in a particular way

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self fulfilling prophecy

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internalising and then acting out the label that has been given

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streaming/setting

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dividing students on their supposed ability

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A-C economy

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a system whereby schools concentrate on those students who are likely to get A-C grades, often ignoring those who won’t

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cultural deprivation

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working class students who are locking the right culture at home, in order to be successful at school

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material deprivation

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where the working class lack money and wealth which can lower their educational achievement

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polarisation

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the creation of two opposite extremes of students due to streaming and setting

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idealised pupil identity

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a white, middle class masculine identity, who achieve through natural ability

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demonised pupil identity

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a black or white working class, hyper sexualised identity who are seen as an unintelligent culturally deprived underachiever

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model minorities

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the way in which some groups, such as chin ease and indian pupils are seen as high achieving students which masks the fact that the education system is insitutionally racist

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male gaze

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the way that makes judge females as sex objects

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symbolic capital

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the status that can be gained through peers

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bedroom culture

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where females spend most of their times inside the home communicating with friends

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feminism of education

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the way in which the education system is dominated by females

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gender domains

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tasks and activities which are specific to either makes or females

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disciplinarian discourse

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when the teachers authority is explicit and visible and where order is maintained through shouting and sarcasm

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pathologised pupil identity

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an asian, deserving poor, feminised identity who over a hive through hard work rather then natural ability

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liberal chauvinists

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teachers who believe that black pupils are culturally deprived and have low expectations of them

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critical race theory

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a belief that racism is an ingrained feature of society

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multi culturalism

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the way in which the education system attempts to promote the cultures of different ethnic groups

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new IQism

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the way in which teachers make false assumptions of the potential of ethnic minority students using old style IQ tests

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Assimilation

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policies aimed at trying to get ethnic minorities to fit in with mainstream british culture

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overt racist teachers

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teachers who believe that some ethnic groups are inferior and delivery discriminate against them

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colour blind teachers

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teachers who believe that all pupils are equal but allow racism to go unchallenged

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liberal discourse

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where a teachers authority is implicit and invisible and where the teachers expects the child to be sensible and respectful

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racialised expectations

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how teachers expect poorer behaviour from some ethnic minority students and misinterpreted their behaviour as threatening

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institutional racism

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the way in which the education system is racist rather than focusing on the actions of individuals

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ethnocentric curriculum

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the way in which the curriculum is focused on the dominant culture

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gender stereotyping

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generalisations of make and female behaviour

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GIST

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a policy to encourage girls to study and pursue careers in science and engineering

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hyper sexual feminine identity

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working class girls who focus their attention and effort on looking glamorous

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choosers

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privileged skilled choosers- middle class parents who understand education

disconnected local choosers- working class with less ambition and don’t understand education, kids stay local

semi skilled choosers- working class who rely on friends to help chose the right school

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silt-shifting

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off loading pupils who are expensive and are likely to get poor results

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colarisation

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where the private sector has accessed parts of the education system

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educational triage

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where students are divided into three groups; those who will pass anyway, those who will definitely fail and those where the school can make a difference to their groups

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neo liberalism

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a political/social/ economic theory which believes in reducing the role of the state and giving more economic freedom to individuals

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cream skimming

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selecting higher ability students who are likely to gain the best results and cost less to teach

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parentocracy

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where power is given to parents in the way education is provided- often by giving them consumer power

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formula funding

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a policy which base school funding on the number of students a school can attract

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fragmented centralism

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where schools are more independent from local authorities but where there is greater control from central government

A-level sociology (5 decks)

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