Cultural Deprivation Flashcards
Cultural Deprivation theorists argue what?
W/C families fail to socialise children with language and self discipline
What does ‘culturally deprived’ mean?
Lacking equipment that will enable them to do well
3 main types of Cultural Deprivation?
1 Intellectual Development
2 Language
3 Attitudes and Values
Because of the lack of what? Do children fail to develop in Intellectual Development?
Books and so thinking and reasoning skills, solving problems
Intellectual Development: Who said m/c mothers are more likely to gain educational resources for their child?
Bernstein and Young
Language: Who uses two codes to differ w/c and m/c language?
Bernstein
Language: What are Bernstein’s two codes?
Restricted and Elaborated
What is Restricted Code and who uses it?
Limited vocab, simple and used by w/c
What is Elaborated Code and who uses it?
Complex sentences, used by m/c
Because of the two codes, why do the m/c benefit and the w/c not?
Because teachers and exam papers use the elaborated code, w/c can’t achieve
Attitudes and Beliefs: What did Douglas find and what effect does it have on the children?
W/C parents valued education less, less ambitious so children are less motivated
Attitudes and Beliefs: Who argues there are 4 things that act as barrier for w/c to educational achievement?
Sugarman
Attitudes and Beliefs: What are the 4 barriers to educational achievement
1 Fatalism
2 Collectivism
3 Present-Time Orientation
4 Immediate Gratification
What is Fatalism?
Beliefs in fate, can’t change status
What is Collectivism?
Value part in a group over individual gain
