Cultural and Material deprivation

Question 1

Describe Cultural deprivation

Answer 1

Most of us learn values and attitudes through socialisation
Basic CD of language, self discipline and reasoning
WC don’t socialise their kids adequately

Question 2

What is restricted code?

Answer 2

Limited vocab and based on short sentences

Descriptive not analytic and is context bound

Question 3

Describe material deprivation

Answer 3

Poverty and lack of necessities
Poor housing, health and diet
Hidden costs of education
Fear of debt

Question 4

Stats of material deprivation

Answer 4

Only 33% of children with free meals get 5GCSE’s
90% of schools that fail are in poor areas
Truancy more likely

Question 5

What is the myth of cultural deprivation?

Answer 5

Keddie - Victim blaming explanation
A child cannot be deprived of their own culture , WC are different and fail as they are put at a disadvantage by dominated MC
Rather than seeing WC as deficient, schools should recognise and build on strengths
Troyna and Williams - language isn’t the problem schools attitude towards it is, teachers speech hierarchy
Blackstone and Mortimore -WC parents attend fewer parents evenings as they work longer or are put off by MC, less effective system of parent contact, lack knowledge

Question 6

Describe poor diet and health

Answer 6

Howard - lower intakes of energy, vitamins and minerals - weakens immune system
Wilkinson - 10yrolds higher anxiety and hyperactivity and conduct disorders
Blanden and Machin - WC engage in externalising behaviour