Chapter 6 - Culture & Diversity Flashcards
Define Culture
The knowledge, rules, traditions, attitudes and values that guide the behaviour of a group of people and allow them to solve the problems of living in their environment
SES
Socio-Economic Status - relative standing in society based on income, power, background and prestige
- based on family income, parents’ occupation, parents’ education
SES and school achievement
moderate correlation (0.3 to 0.4)
- poor health care
- dangerous or unhealthy environments
- limited resources
- family stress
- interruptions in schooling
tryptophan
amino acid - calms impulsive and violent behaviour
Define tracking
assignment to different classes and academic experiences based on achievement
Define stereotype
- schema that that organizes knowledge or perceptions of a category
stereotype threat
extra emotional and cognitive burden that one’s performance in an academic situation might confirm a stereotype that others holds
short-term effects
- reduces working memory capacity
- decreases interest, engagement
long-term effects - disidentification
- seperate sense of self-esteem from academic achievements
combatting stereotype threat
belief that intelligence can be improved
gender identity
sense of self as male or female and beliefs one has about gender toles and attributes
sexual identity
complex combination of beliefs about gender roles and sexual orientation
gender schema theory
children and adolescence use gender as an organizing theme to classify and understand their perceptions about the world
Define gender schema
organized cognitive structure that includes gender-related information that influences how children think and behave
age 4 - gender roles
age 5 - clothes, games, toys, behaviours,careers
gender biases
different views of males and females, often favouring one gender over another
multi-cultural education
- education that promotes equality in schooling of all students
culturally relevant pedagogy
includes academic success and developing / maintaining cultural competence and critical consciousness to challenge the status quo
