Official Statistics [In Context] Flashcards
(10 cards)
What’s a cost and time advantage?
Data is published by another and available to the public for free
What’s a time advantage in context?
The gov collects stats on 30,000+ primary and 4,000 secondary schools
What’s an access advantage?
Educational stats are collected at regular intervals
What’s the impact of stats collected at regular intervals?
Comparisons can be made over time
Sociologists can see the trends in results
What’s an access disadvantage?
The definitions of key concepts may differ from those the sociologists use
What is the official definition of pupils’ social class vs Marxist sociologists?
Official = Based on Parental Occupation
Marxist = In terms of Property Ownership
Why don’t some pupils claim their Free School Meals?
The stigma and peer group bullying associated with receiving free school meals
What is the con of using Free School Meals to indicate social class?
Not all those entitles are working class
Why are not all Free School Meal kids working class?
Some lower middle class pupils from large families may qualify for them
Why are some working class children not entitled to Free School Meals?
Only those from relatively poor background will qualify
