Class Differences In Education (External) Flashcards
CDT: What Are The 2 Forms Of External Factors?
Cultural And Material Deprivation
CDT: What Happens As A Result Of different Classes Socialising Their Kids Differently?
They Have Differing Norms, Values And Skills
CDT: How Does A Lack Of Intellectual Stimulation Cause WC AU?
Because WC Families Are Less Likely To Give Their Kids Educational Toys, Take them to Museums Or Read To Them Because Of Monetary Or Time Constraints. This Means They Lack Intellectual Stimulation Which Can Stunt Their Development, Reduce Their Motivation And Reduce Their Self Confidence
CDT: What Did Basil Bernstein Discover In 1975?
Two Varied Speech Codes Found In WC And MC Dialogue; Restricted Code For WC Of Limited Vocabulary, More Description & Is Particularistic, Leads To Labelling And Elaborated Code For MC That Uses A Wide Variety Of Vocabulary And Is Crucially The Language Used In Education Giving MC A Distinct Advantage
CDT: What Did Feinstein (2008) Argue Was The Most Important Factor In Cultural Deprivation?
Parents Education, Arguing That Better Educated People Tend To Be MC Effecting Parenting Styles, Discipline, Expectations As well As Having Larger Incomes To Support Their Child’s Education In Private Schools, Trips And Educational Toys, In Addition He Argues That Better Educated Parents Talk With Better Language Linking To Bernsteins Points
CDT: What Is Some Evidence For Feinsteins Argument?
The Fact That WC Pupils With Educated Parents Do Better In Education Than MC Pupils With Uneducated Parents Shows That Parents Education May Be More Important Than Class Alone
CDT: What Are The Three Aspects Of WC Subcultures That Contribute To UA?
Immediate Gratification, Wanting Rewards Now ‘Cash In Hand Culture’ Rather Than Making Sacrifices For Future Rewards Like The Deferred Gratification Found In MC Lifestyles. Fatalism, A Belief That ‘What Will Be Will Be’ And That There Is No Use In Trying Because You Can’t Improve Your Life Through Hard Work. And A Low Value On Education.
CDT: Which Sociologist Argues That A Low Value Of Education Is The Most Important Factor In WC Subcultures?
Hyman, He Argues That The WC Don’t Value Education Highly And Don’t Support Their Kids’ Education & Don’t Attend Parents Evenings Evening. Critics Argue That WC Parents Don’t Go To Parents Evening Because Of Longer Working Hours &; A Fear Of Feeling Inferior To The Teacher That They Don’t Attend
CDT: What Are Some Other Common Criticisms Of Cultural Deprivation Theory?
+ That It Ignores The Importance Of Material Deprivation Such As Poverty.
+ It Ignores Internal Factors Such As Labelling.
+ It Blames The Victim For being Culturally Deprived When They Are Actually Just Culturally Different From The MC Culture Found In Education
MDT: What Are Three Main Effects Of Material Deprivation On Educational Achievement?
Poor Housing, As A Result Of Low Income, Overcrowding & Cold And Damp Rooms Mean That WC Pupils May Have Nowhere To Revise Or Do Homework In Quiet. Poor Diet, WC Kids Have Been Found To Be On Average Lighter Than MC Kids Occasionally Impacting Concentration Due To Hunger. Financial Cost Of Education.
MDT: What Are Some Of The Impacts Of Financial Cost Of Education On Educational Performance?
Poorer Families Can’t Afford Important Education Opportunities Such As Trips, Revision Resources Or Uniform, Which May Mean They Become Stigmatised For It, Lowering Their Confidence Resulting In Worse Educational Attainment.
MDT: Linking To The Last Flash Card, What Did Callander And Jackson Argue?
That WC Students Were More Debt Adverse (Scared Of Debt) Than MC Students, They Saw More Costs Than Benefits In Going To University Due To Being On A lower Income Throughout Life And Arguably Being More Money Conscious Because Of It, And This Drastically Influenced And Reduced Their decisions About Future Aspirations
CCT: What Is The Cultural Capital Theory?
The Cultural Capital Theory Is A Marxist Explanation For WC UA And Combines Features Of Both MDT And CDT, It Argues That MC Students Are More Successful In Education Because They Possess Capital In Two Forms, Economic And Cultural That Is Used To Gain Their Children Educational Qualifications Through Capital Not Meritocracy. This Capital Is then Past On From Generation To Generation Eliminating Any Chance Of Social Mobility For The WC
CCT: What Is A Common Criticism Of Cultural Capital Theory?
Functionalists And The New Right Argue That The Marxist View Is Too Deterministic As Lots Of WC Pupils Are Successful In Education And Many MC Pupils Aren’t, Arguing That Social Mobility And Meritocracy Do In Fact Take Place.
