Class Inequality: 20 Mark Question Plan for Class Inequality Flashcards
How many paragraphs do you need to do?
4
How many areas of life must you talk about?
2
Name the 2 recommended areas of life to talk about
Education, Crime
What must be observed with the word “inequality” in this question?
It has to relate to how one group is at a disadvantage to another
How many studies do you need in each paragraph?
2
What 2 types of studies is it recommended to have in each parargraph?
1 study, One statistic
Do you evaluate in these inequality 20 mark questions?
No
Do you do a link after the study and then after the statistic?
No
When do you put the link in this question?
At the end of the explanation for both studies
P1 Point and location of inequality (Marxists)
Marxists say working class pupils experience material deprivation in Education
P1 Supporting Study (Other sociologists)
Smith and Noble
What did Smith and Noble say material deprivation acted as?
Barriers to learning
Name 2 barriers to learning
Not having a desk, not being able to afford textbooks
What is the impact on working class students of not having a desk at home?
They will have nowhere to do their work
P1 Supporting Statistic (Other sociologists)
Sutton Trust statistics
What fraction of high affluence households have got their children a private tutor?
1/3
What fraction of low affluence households have got their children a private tutor?
1/5
P2 Point (Marxists)
Marxists argue the education system is based on cultural capital which advantages middle class pupils
P2 Supporting Study (Neo-Marxist)
Bourdieu
Name 2 aspects of cultural capital
Having books in your house, being taken to cultural events in society
How does Bourdieu say middle class students are benefitted by cultural capital?
They are able to speak in a more sophisticated way
How will middle class students do in their exams if they can speak in a sophisticated way?
They will get higher marks
P2 Supporting Statistic and its year?
DfE Data (2020)
What does DfE Data (2020) show with FSM pupils?
Pupils who receive FSM have 13.7 points lower attainment than others
P3 Point
Marxists argue crimes committed by the middle and upper class are rarely punished
P3 Supporting Study 1
Croall
How many reasons does Croall say will result in WCC/CC not being prosecuted?
3
What is the reason Croall says WCC/CC will not be prosecuted in relation to responsibility?
Responsibility for the crime is diffused
What is the reason Croall says WCC/CC will not be prosecuted in relation to victims’ technical knowledge?
The crime may be so complex and technical that victims do not know they are victims
What is the reason Croall says WCC/CC will not be prosecuted in relation to interactions with victims and offenders?
Victims and offenders rarely come face to face
P3 Supporting Study 2
Dodge
What form of crime did Dodge say is easier for police to solve?
Street-level crime
According to Dodge, why is it easier to solve street-level crime?
It is easier to identify the victim and the offender
Why does Dodge say the police solving WCC/CC is difficult?
They do not have the correct equipment to prosecute these crimes
P4 Point (Interactionists)
Interactionists say police are more likely to label working class individuals as criminals
P4 Supporting Study 1 (Interactionists)
Cicourel
What does Cicourel say police have?
A stereotypical view of a typical delinquent
Give the CAGE description of a typical delinquent and where they live
Working class, young male from an ethnic minority living in an inner city area
What will happen to individuals who meet this label Cicourel identifies?
They are more likely to be stopped and searched
What does Cicourel say occurs between parents and police officers?
Negotiation of justice
What is the purpose of the negotiation of justice?
The parents trying to get their children out of being prosecuted
Which class and ethnicity of people does Cicourel say are more effective with the negotiation of justice?
Middle class white parents
P4 Supporting Study 2 (Interactionists)
Chambliss
Who did Chambliss study?
The Saints and the Roughnecks
What was the class of the Saints?
Upper middle class
What was the class of the Roughnecks?
Working class
What was a similarity with the behaviour of the Saints and the Roughnecks?
They were both deviant
Which youth culture out of the Saints and the Roughnecks were punished more harshly?
Roughnecks
Name 2 groups of people that labelled the Roughnecks as deviant
The public, The police
