Card 18 - Sugarman, Cultural Deprivation

Question 0

Give one criticisms of Sugarman.

4 attributes of working class culture

Answer 0

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

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

Question 1

What are Sugarman’s 4 attributes of working class culture in relation to cultural deprivation?

Answer 1

• Fatalism - Nothing you can do.
• Collectivism - Values being part of a group over individual.
• Immediate Gratification - Seeking pleasure now instead of sacrificing for the future.
• Present-time Orientation - Viewing the present as more important than the future, no goals set.