Class Flashcards

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1
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What type of class outperforms the other?

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Middle classes do better than working classes within education

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2
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What sociologists relate to class?

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Becker - Middle class ideal student
Willis - working class lads anti school subculture
Cicourel and Kituse - Same opportunities not given
Ball - Setting and Streaming

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What did Ball study?

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Setting and streaming at Beachside Comprehensive
1st year of school = pro school subculture
Middle classes put in top set continued this pro-school subculture meaning better behaved, better attendance and better end of year results 
Working class put in bottom sets developed anti school subculture meaning worse behaved, Worse attendance and worse end of year results
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What wee out of school processes relating to class?

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Material deprivation
Linguistic deprivation
Cultural deprivation

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What is material deprivation?

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Lack of resources to do well eg: small space and money

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What does Howard believe?

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If a student has a small space at home they will do less well in school as they do not have their own space to study and do extra work

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What does Bernstein believe?

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There was 2 types of language code

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What were the 2 types of language code Bernstein believed there was?

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Restricted - Working class 
Elaborated - Middle class
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What type of language code do schools use and how does this benefit classes?

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Schools use Elaborated language benefiting the middle class as they are sued to this style
The working class have to learn the language used by schools putting them at a disadvantage
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What does Bourdieu believe?

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Working classes lack the cultural capital that schools have
Middle class students more likely to have done things to help with school eg: Musical instruments and travelling places
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What does Sugarman believe?

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Working class subculture is different to schools as they use a middle class subculture

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What are the 2 types of gratification which students have?

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Immediate gratification - Working class want reward here and now
Delayed gratification - Middle class put in hard work and wait for the reward
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13
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What is fatalistic?

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Greater acceptance of things 
Things will be what they will be 
Working class are fatalistic 
Less likely to ring school and complain 
Middle class more likely to go to school and complain about sets which child has been put in
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