Inequalities in Childhood Experience

Question 1

who looked at the role of parental education in family features

Answer 1

Feinstein, Duckworth and Sabates

Question 2

challenges faced in researching inequalities in childhood experiences

Answer 2

different measures of home environment, not include measure background

Question 3

expectations of teachers

Answer 3

independence, playing, basic writing and verbal skills, following instructions, ability to concentrate

Question 4

expectations of parents

Answer 4

desire and excitement, cope with separation, play and share

Question 5

Lareau 2011 methodology

Answer 5

met children at school, working class, middle class, interviews, family followed day to day, interview teachers, stayed overnight, cassette recorders, revisited after 10 years

Question 6

Lareau - similarities between families

Answer 6

episodes of laughter, emotional connection, quiet and comfort

Question 7

Twi parenting styles

Answer 7

natural growth, trusting authority, play on own

concerted cultivation, orchestrated leisure, questioning authority

Question 8

how did language use change between more advantaged and less advantaged

Answer 8

more = enjoyed, meanings, sophisticated

less = functional, rarely talk back, less experiences, implications

Question 9

language of concerted cultivation

Answer 9

large vocabulary, confutable discuss, entitlement

Question 10

natural growth

Answer 10

respect, working class, independence at younger age

Question 11

Laureau main ideas around childhood experience

Answer 11

connected cultivation - common among middle class

natural growth - working class, basic needs, freedom

racial differences influence opportunities

intergenerational inequality - reinforce a cycle of inequality

Question 12

Vincent and Ball main ideas around childhood experience

Answer 12

extracurricular activity - align with norms, engage with authority, excel in competition

individual achievement, self discipline and ambition