Class Differences (Internal) Flashcards
What is labelling theory ?
Formulating ideas (in context of education) about a student based on stereotyped assumptions
Who talked about Labelling theory ?
Becker
What did Becker find in his study of highschool teachers in Chicago ?
Teachers often labelled pupils according to how closely they fit into the image of an ideal pupil
What can labelling lead to ?
The self fulfilling prophecy
What are the steps of the self-fulfilling prophecy ?
Teacher labels pupils,
The teacher treats the pupil according to the assumption,
The pupil internalises the teachers expectations
What do schools do that facilitate the self-fulfilling prophecy ?
Setting and streaming
What is streaming ?
Separating children into different ability classes where they will study separately
Gillborn & Youdell explored the educational triage, what are its three elements ?
Students who will pass anyway and be left to themselves,
those with potential who will be helped to a grade C or better
and hopeless cases who are doomed to fail
What are pupil subcultures ?
A group of pupils that share similar values and behaviour patterns
what are the two main student subcultures ?
Anti & Pro school subcultures
What did Stephen ball find out about abolishing streaming ?
It lead to the decline of anti school subcultures
What is habitus ?
Ways of thinking, being and acting that are shared by particular social classes
What are the nike identities ?
Wearing brands as a way of creating self worth when students felt society and school looked down on them
Who researched the correlation between class and educational success ?
Louise Archer
What is an example of self exclusion ?
Bourdieu (1984) Showed many working class pupils thought of Oxford as being not for the likes of them
