Education, Social Class, Gender and Ethnicity - Social class Flashcards
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A range of in-school (______) and home-based (_______) factors contribute to different _________ _________
A range of in-school (INTERNAL) and home-based (EXTERNAL) factors contribute to different EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
Perry and Francis believe social class remains the most important factor in determining educational outcomes - give an example where the social class affects education results
Children on free school meals are more likely to have special educational needs and attend the lowest performing schools
The reason why working-class students may underachieve are multi-casual.
What does multi-casual mean
multi-casual means that it is a mixture of internal and external factors that lead to their relative underachievement
How does social class affect educational experiences and outcomes - give some home factors ?
Home factors
- material deprivation
- lack of resources
-poor diet
- poor housing
How does social class affect educational experiences and outcomes - give some school factors ?
- Labelling
- Self-fulfilling prophecy
- Streaming/setting
- Subcultures
What is material deprivation ?
Material deprivation refers to the lack of resources which might result in poorer educational achievement
Give 4 example of material deprivation ?
- Poor diet
- Poor housing
- Old school uniform/dirty clothes
- Lack of resources - computer
What is cultural deprivation ?
Cultural depriavtion is a lack of appropriate norms and values can lead to poorer educational outcomes of w/c children
True or false
Students learn their language from their parents and home enviroment ?
True
Whos theory is Language codes ?
Bernstein
What were Bernstiens two language codes ?
The restricted language code and the Elaborated language code
True or false
Elaborated language code is associated with working class.
False
Elaborated language code is used by middle class
What is culture clash ?
Culture clash is what some working-class students might experience when they enter school as it is unfamiliar and different from their home
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______ argued that some ______ _____ _____ were less interested in their ________ education, so gave them less support e.g _____,______,______
DOUGLAS argued that some WORKING CLASS PARENTS were less interested in their CHILDREN’S education, so gave them less support e.g HOMEWORK, GOING TO PARENTS EVENING
Sugarman claim there are four features of w/c culture which prevents children from succeeding - what are the four ?
- Collectivism
- Present time orientation
- Fatalism
4.Immediate gratification
What is Collectivism ?
The idea that being with your friend is more important than working on school work alone.
What is Present time orientation
focusing on the immediate rather then working hard for long-term gain
What is Fatalism
the idea that there is no point in trying hard at school since it wont get you anywhere anyway
What is Immediate gratification ?
Is the idea that you want to enjoy yourself in the present moment and not defer fun for the sake of long-term gain
According to which sociologist does the middle class have the advantage of having cultural capital ?
Bourdieu (marxist)
Who’s theory is labelling ?
Becker
What is Labelling ?
It means attaching meaning to a behaviour either positive or negative
What labels are given to working class students
less bright and less well-behaved
What labels are given to middle class students
‘ideal student’
