Cultural factors in education Flashcards
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Bordieu - cultural capital?
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looked at class system deeper - expanded on marxism hobbies, interests, language and education
2
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Types of capital
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Cultural - knowledge and ideas (ruling class have more knowledge)
economic - money
social - friends & contacts to call upon
3
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Ball et al - mc play the system
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middle class parents use cultural capital to play the system - get children into better schools
4
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Evans - study in London
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WC mothers placed high value on children’s education as they had greater qualifications - helped their children with homework
5
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criticisms of cultural theory
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doesn’t recognise importance of in school factors
6
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Sugarman
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upper and middle class have delayed gratification - spend time in education instead of work working class focus on instant gratification - rewards NOW
7
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Bernstein
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elaborated codes are used in education - middle class students understand restricted codes - working class - holds kids back
8
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Criticisms of cultural deprivation
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postmodernists highlight mix of high culture and popular culture
Gnomeo and Juliet - Shakespeare
Gaine and George - bernstein oversimplifies language differences
