Class Studies

Question 1

Hyman

Answer 1

WC values are a self imposed barrier to achievement

Question 2

Sugarman

Answer 2

Fatalism, immediate gratification, present time orientation, collectivism

Question 3

Douglas

Answer 3

Parental interest key in education

MC parents more encouraging with school

Question 4

Blackstone and Mortimer

Answer 4

WC parents are interested in education but have less time to attend school

May feel uncomfortable in school environment

Question 5

Bernstein

Answer 5

Restricted and elaborated language codes

Question 6

Rosen

Answer 6

Little evidence of language codes, wrong to think of WC dialects as inferior

Question 7

Keddie

Answer 7

Myth of cultural deprivation informs teacher labelling

Question 8

Gerwitz

Answer 8

Education Action Zones based on idea of cultural deprivation but reinforces inferiority of WC attitudes

Question 9

Woldfogel and Washbroke

Answer 9

WC children 1.1 months cognitively behind MC peers due to material factors

Question 10

Sutton Trust

Answer 10

MC children more likely to undergo private taurino and participate in paid extra curriculars

Question 11

Smith and Noble

Answer 11

Low income = barrier to learning due to health, housing, and resources

Question 12

Bourdieu

Answer 12

MC have cultural capital to succeed - same values as the education system

Question 13

Sullivan

Answer 13

MC students read high brow fiction, watch documentaries - cultural capital