Cultural explanations Flashcards
1
Q
Parents’ attitude to education
A
Douglas- 50 years ago parent encouragement most important factor
M/C parents found to:
Take more interest in childs progress
More likely to want kids to stay on at school
More interested in exam and career options
2
Q
Define cultural deprivation
A
Idea that some young people fail in education due to to cultural deficiencies in home and family background
3
Q
Parents level of education
A
M/C parents who are genuinely more educated appear to understand school system better than W/C parents
4
Q
Language use and educational achievement
A
Bernstein
restricted and elaborated code
5
Q
Cultural capital
A
Bordieu’s theory
Marxist- saw school giving inbuilt advantage to M/C children
