Class Case Studies Flashcards
Durkheim’s views on education
Functions: shared norms and values, social solidarity, specific skills
Society in miniature
Merton’s views on education
Manifest function - knowledge
Latent function - hidden curriculum
Parsons’ views on education
Bridge from particularistic to universialistic values
Meritocracy
Davis and Moore’s views on education
Social stratification and role allocation
High incentives on most important roles
Althusser’s ideas about education
Ideological state apparatus
School justifies capitalism
Willis’ findings about education
Studied 12 lads in 1977
Anti-school subculture becomes shop floor subculture
Those who resist the state brainwash are the most exploited
Bowles and Gintis’ findings about education
Correspondence theory
Myth of meritocracy
Becker’s findings about education
Ideal student is middle class
Hargreaves et al’s findings on education
Labelling: speculation, elaboration, stabilisation
Based on appearance, attitude, friendships
Woods’ findings about education
1990 - degrees of conformity to school values
Ingratiation, ritualism, retreatism, rebellion
Ball’s study of education
1981 - Beachside Comprehensive
End of banding reduces polarisation
Lacey’s findings about education
1970 - two steps to pro/anti- school subcultures
Differentiation, polarisation
Rosenthal and Jacobson’s education study
Pygmalion in the Classroom, 1968
Teachers favoured the random “late bloomers”
Climate factor, input factor, response-opportunity factor, feedback
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Douglas’ findings in education
1964
Working class lacks the experience and resources to give their children academic success
Bernstein’s findings in education
Elaborated and restricted code
Sugarman’s findings in education
Working class subcultures:
Immediate gratification
Present time orientation
Fatalism
Collectivism
What did Harker find about education?
Poor quality housing is detrimental to attainment
Less space to play and study, health hazards, stressed parents
Howard’s findings in education
2001
Poor diet (lack of vitamins and minerals) = detrimental to attainment
Weak immune system, more time off, poorer concentration
Ridge’s findings in education
Working class can’t afford “cool” things
Leads to bullying, anti-school subculture, lower attainment
Gerwitz’s findings in education
1995
Privileged / semi-skilled / disconnected choosers
Interviewed 14 parents and teachers
Sullivan’s findings in education
Complex fiction and serious documentaries = better GCSEs
Cultural capital = vocabulary and cultural knowledge
M.C. outperform even with similar levels of cultural capital due to greater resources and aspirations
Questionnaires - 465 pupils, 4 schools
Bourdieu’s findings in education
Higher class have more dominant culture, which forms the basis of education
