Card 16 - Douglas, Cultural Deprivation

Question 0

What does Douglas argue about working class parents in relation to cultural deprivation?

Answer 0

Working class parents are less likely to support their child’s intellectual development through reading etc.

Question 1

What cultural differences are there between social classes?

Answer 1

• Cultural deprivation
• Material deprivation
• Cultural capital

Question 2

What evidence did Douglas base his findings on? 
(Working class parents are less likely to support their child's intellectual development through reading etc.")

Answer 2

He found working class pupils scored low on tests of ability than middle class students.

Question 3

Give one criticism of Douglas.

Working class parents are less likely to support their child’s intellectual development through reading etc.

Answer 3

Keddie stated that working class students are culturally DIFFERENT not culturally deprived.

They fail at school because it is dominated by middle class values.