class difference - cultural deprivation and cultural capital

Question 1

material deprivation

Answer 1

being deprived of material necessities

• e.g, adequate housing and income = leading to working class children achieving lower grades

Question 2

fatalism

Answer 2

a belief in fate and that there is little you can do to change your status

Question 3

collectivism

Answer 3

valuing being part of a group than an individual – tied to group loyalties rather than
personal aspiration coming first

Question 4

immediate gratification

Answer 4

seeking pleasure now rather than making sacrifices to get rewards later

Question 5

present time orientation

Answer 5

where the present is more important than long term goals

Question 6

delayed vs immediate gratification

Answer 6

• delayed gratification = (MC students)
• they understand that the longer they remain in education and bare the struggles of education they will receive ahigh paying job
• immediate gratification = (WC student)
• they would rather make sacrifices now

Question 7

cultural deprivation theory:

Answer 7

a theory that states that people of lower social classes experience cultural deprivation compared with those above and that this disadvantages them