5. External factors

Question 1

what is middle class

Answer 1

has office jobs, disposable income, reads The Times, heaver emphasis on academic ideas

Question 2

what is working class

Answer 2

low skilled jobs, manual labour, less income, more likely to live pay check to pay check, engage in non academic ideas

Question 3

what is the definition for disadvantaged pupils

Answer 3

eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years, looked after continuously for at least one day in the last year and who have left care through a formal route such as adoption

Question 4

how do peoples life chances relate to social mobility

Answer 4

you move into different social classes with the right work ethic and resources, but it’s quite hard too and most people won’t.For the majority, they remain where they are in society for life

Question 5

what are the 2 main external factors

Answer 5

cultural deprivation
material deprivation

Question 6

what are the 3 sections of cultural deprivation

Answer 6

language
parent’s education
working class subculture

Question 7

how does language affect working class

Answer 7

restricted code
particular meanings, grammatically slang
simple and informal, context bound

Question 8

how does language affect middle class

Answer 8

elaborated code
universal meaning
grammatically compact
formal and abstract